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Cardiff road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 985 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2007, and 1,432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (1,020), and casualties rose from 1,390.

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

Collisions in 2007
985
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,432
Up 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Cardiff in 2007 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious747.5%
  • Slight89591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious855.9%
  • Slight1,33193%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 985, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (15%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday129 (13%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday154 (16%)
  • Saturday143 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.5%)
  • February58 (5.9%)
  • March74 (7.5%)
  • April73 (7.4%)
  • May99 (10%)
  • June71 (7.2%)
  • July87 (8.8%)
  • August72 (7.3%)
  • September80 (8.1%)
  • October92 (9.3%)
  • November103 (10%)
  • December92 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight711 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds765 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded50 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry755 (77%)
  • Wet or damp225 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph786 (80%)
  • 40 mph60 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph102 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway601 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway254 (26%)
  • Roundabout79 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant969 (68%)
  • Pedestrian195 (14%)
  • Cyclist88 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20211 (15%)
  • 21 to 25250 (17%)
  • 26 to 35273 (19%)
  • 36 to 45261 (18%)
  • 46 to 55149 (10%)
  • 56 to 6596 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.4%)
  • Over 7545 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider854 (60%)
  • Passenger383 (27%)
  • Pedestrian195 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,521 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach56 (3%)
  • Motorcycle48 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cardiff ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 27th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2007

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2007, with 101 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2007

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2007: 79, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41617913417
2ndA4706610114
3rdA48659324
4thM4489121
5thA4232376413
6thA469344514
7thA4119294102
8thA4160252901
9thB4487222701
10thB42616900
11thB42676710
12thB46236801
13thA423451211
14thB42395800
15thB45625500
16thA40543301
17thA40552200
18thB42622210
19thB44882900
20thB42581201

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2007

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 782.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2007

CF24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2007: 158.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2007, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Cardiff road accidents in other years