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Cardiff road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,117 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1998, and 1,474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (1,136), and casualties fell from 1,476.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 43,003 collisions in Cardiff.

Collisions in 1998
1,117
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,474
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Cardiff in 1998 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious968.6%
  • Slight1,00890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious1047.1%
  • Slight1,35792%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,117, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025272348
2024240330
2023293362
2022275373
2021265309
2020258301
2019436564
2018366482
2017480619
2016535689
2015622816
2014641851
2013644867
2012618802
20117441,125
20107541,117
20098261,115
20089091,226
20079851,432
20061,0201,390
20051,1181,516
20041,1231,556
20031,1961,634
20021,1881,682
20011,1431,544
20001,1301,575
19991,0921,489
19981,1171,474
19971,1361,476
19961,1191,487
19951,1751,516
19941,3071,714
19931,1451,457
19921,2351,577
19911,1521,503
19901,3241,664
19891,3411,676
19881,3061,574
19871,1301,391
19861,1331,459
19851,1361,382
19841,1561,414
19831,1231,355
19821,1931,459
19811,1561,429
19801,2531,556
19791,1931,457

When and where crashes happen in Cardiff in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday184 (16%)
  • Friday215 (19%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday94 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.1%)
  • February72 (6.4%)
  • March99 (8.9%)
  • April87 (7.8%)
  • May97 (8.7%)
  • June92 (8.2%)
  • July93 (8.3%)
  • August88 (7.9%)
  • September92 (8.2%)
  • October123 (11%)
  • November109 (9.8%)
  • December86 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight774 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds834 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Other20 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry734 (66%)
  • Wet or damp378 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph912 (82%)
  • 40 mph83 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph30 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph85 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway756 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (19%)
  • Roundabout126 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant978 (66%)
  • Pedestrian254 (17%)
  • Cyclist101 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1056 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15101 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20187 (13%)
  • 21 to 25228 (15%)
  • 26 to 35345 (23%)
  • 36 to 45187 (13%)
  • 46 to 55146 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.8%)
  • Over 7545 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider790 (54%)
  • Passenger430 (29%)
  • Pedestrian254 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,661 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Cardiff

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cardiff ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 52nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1998

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1998: 85, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488513347
2ndA470739515
3rdA4161699516
4thM4406100
5thA4232313913
6thA469213114
7thA4119163213
8thA4160111800
9thB426791000
10thB426171000
11thB44876800
12thB42582201
13thA40501100
14thA42341200
15thB42621200

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1998

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 900.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1998

CF5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1998: 212.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years