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Cardiff road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,130 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2000, and 1,575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (1,092), and casualties rose from 1,489.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,130
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,575
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2000

0.4% of collisions in Cardiff in 2000 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious998.8%
  • Slight1,02691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious1096.9%
  • Slight1,46093%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,130, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday153 (14%)
  • Wednesday178 (16%)
  • Thursday172 (15%)
  • Friday177 (16%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday132 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59305 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.1%)
  • February94 (8.3%)
  • March86 (7.6%)
  • April105 (9.3%)
  • May92 (8.1%)
  • June83 (7.3%)
  • July84 (7.4%)
  • August91 (8.1%)
  • September99 (8.8%)
  • October104 (9.2%)
  • November107 (9.5%)
  • December94 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight814 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds812 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry698 (62%)
  • Wet or damp411 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph897 (79%)
  • 40 mph69 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph39 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph113 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway728 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway251 (22%)
  • Roundabout105 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,040 (66%)
  • Pedestrian255 (16%)
  • Cyclist99 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20230 (15%)
  • 21 to 25199 (13%)
  • 26 to 35365 (23%)
  • 36 to 45248 (16%)
  • 46 to 55169 (11%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7544 (2.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider886 (56%)
  • Passenger434 (28%)
  • Pedestrian255 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,680 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle73 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle70 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2000

Map of the last 20 crashes of 2000 in Cardiff

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cardiff ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 50th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2000

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2000: 85, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488513813
2ndA4707612016
3rdA4161578607
4thM4538307
5thA469436104
6thA4232427106
7thA4119274404
8thB4487183005
9thA4160172611
10thB426171102
11thA40545501
12thA42344700
13thB42583300
14thB45623300
15thB42392201
16thB42672200
17thB42621100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2000

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 767.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2000

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2000: 218.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years