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Cardiff road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,123 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2004, and 1,556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (1,196), and casualties fell from 1,634.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,123
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,556
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Cardiff in 2004 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious776.9%
  • Slight1,03993%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious885.7%
  • Slight1,46094%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,123, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (15%)
  • Tuesday160 (14%)
  • Wednesday168 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (14%)
  • Friday191 (17%)
  • Saturday165 (15%)
  • Sunday118 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (9%)
  • February99 (8.8%)
  • March81 (7.2%)
  • April89 (7.9%)
  • May94 (8.4%)
  • June86 (7.7%)
  • July94 (8.4%)
  • August98 (8.7%)
  • September85 (7.6%)
  • October110 (9.8%)
  • November98 (8.7%)
  • December88 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit318 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds846 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry807 (72%)
  • Wet or damp298 (27%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph944 (84%)
  • 40 mph54 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph89 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway678 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway277 (25%)
  • Roundabout103 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,131 (73%)
  • Pedestrian196 (13%)
  • Cyclist89 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20231 (15%)
  • 21 to 25278 (18%)
  • 26 to 35331 (21%)
  • 36 to 45241 (15%)
  • 46 to 55154 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.4%)
  • Over 7536 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider954 (61%)
  • Passenger406 (26%)
  • Pedestrian196 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,799 (84%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle61 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 30th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2004

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2004, with 139 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2004

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2004: 80, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488012408
2ndA41617811018
3rdA470669102
4thM4446403
5thA4232426102
6thA4160335913
7thA469324003
8thA4119274603
9thB4487172002
10thB426781110
11thA40546701
12thB425861101
13thB42615500
14thA42344500
15thB42624600
16thB45624701
17thA48(M)2200
18thA40501200
19thA40551100
20thB42391100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2004

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 915.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2004

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2004: 192.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years