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Cardiff road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,196 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2003, and 1,634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (1,188), and casualties fell from 1,682.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,196
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,634
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Cardiff in 2003 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious685.7%
  • Slight1,11793%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious825%
  • Slight1,54094%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,196, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (13%)
  • Tuesday177 (15%)
  • Wednesday179 (15%)
  • Thursday175 (15%)
  • Friday203 (17%)
  • Saturday167 (14%)
  • Sunday137 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59189 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.6%)
  • February85 (7.1%)
  • March109 (9.1%)
  • April76 (6.4%)
  • May97 (8.1%)
  • June100 (8.4%)
  • July87 (7.3%)
  • August75 (6.3%)
  • September90 (7.5%)
  • October122 (10%)
  • November134 (11%)
  • December118 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight826 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit327 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds947 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded58 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry892 (75%)
  • Wet or damp293 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph977 (82%)
  • 40 mph65 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph120 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway749 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway294 (25%)
  • Roundabout98 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,156 (71%)
  • Pedestrian241 (15%)
  • Cyclist74 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1057 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1580 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20218 (13%)
  • 21 to 25262 (16%)
  • 26 to 35360 (22%)
  • 36 to 45300 (18%)
  • 46 to 55146 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6595 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.1%)
  • Over 7535 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider956 (59%)
  • Passenger437 (27%)
  • Pedestrian241 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,912 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle65 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 28th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2003

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2003, with 147 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2003

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2003: 100, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4810014433
2ndA41617611822
3rdA4707310823
4thM4508306
5thA4232427404
6thA469394801
7thA4119284303
8thA4160263501
9thB4487172300
10thB4267111500
11thA423471101
12thA405461101
13thB42584400
14thB45624400
15thB42393300
16thB42612400
17thA40501100
18thA40511200
19thA40551201
20thB42621100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2003

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 998.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2003

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2003: 228.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years