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Cardiff road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,188 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2002, and 1,682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2001 (1,143), and casualties rose from 1,544.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,188
Up 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,682
Up 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2002

0.6% of collisions in Cardiff in 2002 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious857.2%
  • Slight1,09692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious965.7%
  • Slight1,57994%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,188, up 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (15%)
  • Tuesday179 (15%)
  • Wednesday175 (15%)
  • Thursday196 (16%)
  • Friday181 (15%)
  • Saturday156 (13%)
  • Sunday126 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59300 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.8%)
  • February98 (8.2%)
  • March84 (7.1%)
  • April101 (8.5%)
  • May95 (8%)
  • June88 (7.4%)
  • July105 (8.8%)
  • August83 (7%)
  • September89 (7.5%)
  • October113 (9.5%)
  • November127 (11%)
  • December101 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight789 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit341 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds865 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds212 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry789 (66%)
  • Wet or damp391 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph989 (83%)
  • 40 mph70 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph23 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph99 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway801 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway240 (20%)
  • Roundabout96 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,162 (69%)
  • Pedestrian257 (15%)
  • Cyclist101 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1589 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20222 (13%)
  • 21 to 25255 (15%)
  • 26 to 35383 (23%)
  • 36 to 45275 (16%)
  • 46 to 55180 (11%)
  • 56 to 6595 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (2.9%)
  • Over 7554 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider977 (58%)
  • Passenger448 (27%)
  • Pedestrian257 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,865 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle63 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach52 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 35th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2002

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2002, with 145 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2002

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2002: 98, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41619814214
2ndA488612704
3rdA4707212125
4thA469425601
5thA4232405304
6thM4366412
7thA4119345213
8thA4160193002
9thB4487121600
10thB426791101
11thA405461201
12thB42586801
13thB42616900
14thB456261500
15thA42345800
16thA40551200
17thA40641200
18thA41101100
19thA41691100
20thA4651100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2002

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 994.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2002

CF10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2002: 193.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years