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Cardiff road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,118 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2005, and 1,516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (1,123), and casualties fell from 1,556.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,118
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,516
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Cardiff in 2005 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious948.4%
  • Slight1,01591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious1016.7%
  • Slight1,40693%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,118, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday146 (13%)
  • Wednesday178 (16%)
  • Thursday178 (16%)
  • Friday172 (15%)
  • Saturday152 (14%)
  • Sunday134 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59292 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.7%)
  • February73 (6.5%)
  • March74 (6.6%)
  • April88 (7.9%)
  • May105 (9.4%)
  • June94 (8.4%)
  • July99 (8.9%)
  • August79 (7.1%)
  • September101 (9%)
  • October96 (8.6%)
  • November121 (11%)
  • December102 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight785 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit278 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds857 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded105 (9.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry895 (80%)
  • Wet or damp218 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph929 (83%)
  • 40 mph69 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph22 (2%)
  • 70 mph92 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway643 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway317 (28%)
  • Roundabout88 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,033 (68%)
  • Pedestrian248 (16%)
  • Cyclist79 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (4%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3%)
  • 11 to 1570 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20220 (15%)
  • 21 to 25228 (15%)
  • 26 to 35336 (22%)
  • 36 to 45269 (18%)
  • 46 to 55150 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3%)
  • Over 7532 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider916 (60%)
  • Passenger352 (23%)
  • Pedestrian248 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,747 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle65 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 26th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2005

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2005, with 109 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2005

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2005: 90, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA489013717
2ndA416173100110
3rdA470497324
4thM4497204
5thA469395806
6thA4232355313
7thA4119243600
8thA4160243102
9thB4261121600
10thB4487122000
11thB426791100
12thA40547800
13thA42346900
14thB45626701
15thB46233300
16thB42582200
17thB42622300
18thA4831300

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2005

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 934.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2005

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2005: 190.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years