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Cardiff road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,143 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2001, and 1,544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (1,130), and casualties fell from 1,575.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,143
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,544
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Cardiff in 2001 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious776.7%
  • Slight1,05192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious865.6%
  • Slight1,44193%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,143, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (16%)
  • Tuesday163 (14%)
  • Wednesday154 (13%)
  • Thursday158 (14%)
  • Friday191 (17%)
  • Saturday178 (16%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59304 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.7%)
  • February91 (8%)
  • March104 (9.1%)
  • April80 (7%)
  • May107 (9.4%)
  • June92 (8%)
  • July100 (8.7%)
  • August84 (7.3%)
  • September83 (7.3%)
  • October103 (9%)
  • November108 (9.4%)
  • December103 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight830 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit264 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds917 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded44 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry854 (75%)
  • Wet or damp277 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph937 (82%)
  • 40 mph81 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph94 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway758 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway233 (20%)
  • Roundabout90 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,002 (65%)
  • Pedestrian246 (16%)
  • Cyclist117 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1059 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15110 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20228 (15%)
  • 21 to 25217 (14%)
  • 26 to 35362 (23%)
  • 36 to 45202 (13%)
  • 46 to 55141 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.8%)
  • Over 7543 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider887 (57%)
  • Passenger411 (27%)
  • Pedestrian246 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,710 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle58 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.3%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cardiff

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cardiff ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 46th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2001

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2001, with 115 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2001

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2001: 93, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41619312514
2ndA488711608
3rdA4708312925
4thM4529032
5thA4119385002
6thA469364613
7thA4232263501
8thB4487212801
9thA4160192301
10thA4054111301
11thB4267101300
12thB426191300
13thB423981104
14thB45627901
15thA40554500
16thA42343400
17thA41511100
18thA48(M)1100
19thB42581200
20thB42621200

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2001

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 948.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2001

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2001: 195.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years