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Cardiff road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,092 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 1999, and 1,489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (1,117), and casualties rose from 1,474.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,092
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,489
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
15
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Cardiff in 1999 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious878%
  • Slight99091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious956.4%
  • Slight1,37893%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,092, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (12%)
  • Tuesday181 (17%)
  • Wednesday147 (13%)
  • Thursday160 (15%)
  • Friday183 (17%)
  • Saturday162 (15%)
  • Sunday127 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (9.3%)
  • February80 (7.3%)
  • March88 (8.1%)
  • April99 (9.1%)
  • May104 (9.5%)
  • June84 (7.7%)
  • July87 (8%)
  • August84 (7.7%)
  • September76 (7%)
  • October94 (8.6%)
  • November80 (7.3%)
  • December114 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight793 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds828 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry714 (65%)
  • Wet or damp357 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph911 (83%)
  • 40 mph63 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph85 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway728 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway212 (19%)
  • Roundabout120 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant913 (61%)
  • Pedestrian275 (18%)
  • Cyclist107 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4%)
  • Van occupant30 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1588 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20206 (14%)
  • 21 to 25207 (14%)
  • 26 to 35340 (23%)
  • 36 to 45208 (14%)
  • 46 to 55143 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.5%)
  • Over 7556 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider790 (53%)
  • Passenger424 (28%)
  • Pedestrian275 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,549 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle66 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle31 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 1999

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1999 in Cardiff

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cardiff ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 54th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 1999

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 1999: 69, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA486910919
2ndA4161689004
3rdA470608314
4thA4232477404
5thM4344205
6thA4160213112
7thA469212112
8thB4487182402
9thA4119172702
10thB42615700
11thA40543501
12thB42623400
13thB42673300
14thB45623400
15thA40552300
16thA42342301
17thA61911100
18thB41611100
19thB42391300
20thB42581110

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 1999

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 911.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 1999

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 1999: 210.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years