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Cardiff road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 909 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2008, and 1,226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (985), and casualties fell from 1,432.

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

Collisions in 2008
909
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,226
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Cardiff in 2008 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious636.9%
  • Slight83892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious705.7%
  • Slight1,14894%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 909, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (14%)
  • Tuesday144 (16%)
  • Wednesday128 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday129 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (11%)
  • February85 (9.4%)
  • March68 (7.5%)
  • April66 (7.3%)
  • May64 (7%)
  • June75 (8.3%)
  • July77 (8.5%)
  • August62 (6.8%)
  • September71 (7.8%)
  • October70 (7.7%)
  • November84 (9.2%)
  • December85 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight659 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds696 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded56 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry635 (70%)
  • Wet or damp267 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph758 (83%)
  • 40 mph47 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph58 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway231 (25%)
  • Roundabout63 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant736 (60%)
  • Pedestrian221 (18%)
  • Cyclist95 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20202 (16%)
  • 21 to 25173 (14%)
  • 26 to 35261 (21%)
  • 36 to 45173 (14%)
  • 46 to 55133 (11%)
  • 56 to 6597 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.5%)
  • Over 7539 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider712 (58%)
  • Passenger293 (24%)
  • Pedestrian221 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,296 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle55 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 33rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2008

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2008, with 98 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2008

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2008: 80, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA416180115011
2ndA487711421
3rdA4119355302
4thA470355510
5thA4232314410
6thA469284504
7thM4285802
8thA4160202302
9thB4487101102
10thB42617700
11thB456271000
12thA40544401
13thA42344800
14thA40553401
15thB42393300
16thB42583300
17thB42673500
18thB46232200
19thB44881100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2008

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 761.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2008

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2008: 171.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years