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Cardiff road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,020 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2006, and 1,390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (1,118), and casualties fell from 1,516.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,020
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,390
Down 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Cardiff in 2006 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious878.5%
  • Slight92190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious926.6%
  • Slight1,28693%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,020, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday148 (15%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday133 (13%)
  • Friday200 (20%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.2%)
  • February77 (7.5%)
  • March86 (8.4%)
  • April64 (6.3%)
  • May76 (7.5%)
  • June89 (8.7%)
  • July103 (10%)
  • August89 (8.7%)
  • September93 (9.1%)
  • October93 (9.1%)
  • November86 (8.4%)
  • December80 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight737 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds753 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded80 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry758 (74%)
  • Wet or damp252 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph833 (82%)
  • 40 mph55 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph99 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway290 (28%)
  • Roundabout80 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant934 (67%)
  • Pedestrian193 (14%)
  • Cyclist104 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20239 (17%)
  • 21 to 25192 (14%)
  • 26 to 35291 (21%)
  • 36 to 45229 (16%)
  • 46 to 55149 (11%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.6%)
  • Over 7544 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider811 (58%)
  • Passenger386 (28%)
  • Pedestrian193 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,576 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle59 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 30th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2006

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2006, with 101 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2006

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2006: 73, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41617310427
2ndA48719406
3rdA470699104
4thM4437324
5thA4232394900
6thA4119313912
7thA469254112
8thB4487212702
9thA4160182602
10thA405471111
11thB46236700
12thB42615502
13thB42675900
14thA42344500
15thB42584500
16thA40552400
17thA40642200
18thB42392301
19thB45622400
20thA41161201

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2006

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 837.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2006

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2006: 194.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years