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Cardiff road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 826 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2009, and 1,115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (909), and casualties fell from 1,226.

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

Collisions in 2009
826
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,115
Down 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2009

1.1% of collisions in Cardiff in 2009 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious587%
  • Slight75992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious605.4%
  • Slight1,04694%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 826, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (16%)
  • Tuesday146 (18%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (14%)
  • Friday125 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (11%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (9.8%)
  • February41 (5%)
  • March77 (9.3%)
  • April63 (7.6%)
  • May70 (8.5%)
  • June78 (9.4%)
  • July60 (7.3%)
  • August69 (8.4%)
  • September63 (7.6%)
  • October78 (9.4%)
  • November87 (11%)
  • December59 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight625 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds626 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded41 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry586 (71%)
  • Wet or damp224 (27%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph659 (80%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph63 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway231 (28%)
  • Roundabout54 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant716 (64%)
  • Pedestrian167 (15%)
  • Cyclist87 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20176 (16%)
  • 21 to 25160 (14%)
  • 26 to 35249 (22%)
  • 36 to 45200 (18%)
  • 46 to 55109 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6579 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider691 (62%)
  • Passenger257 (23%)
  • Pedestrian167 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,244 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle54 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 36th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2009

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2009, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2009

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2009: 48, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161486321
2ndA48457701
3rdA470396504
4thM4374900
5thA4232283703
6thA4119273621
7thA469203212
8thA405491211
9thB448791302
10thA416081001
11thB42675500
12thA42344900
13thB42614600
14thB46234500
15thB42583300
16thA40552800
17thA41181100
18thA4731100
19thB42391100
20thB42621300

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2009

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 648.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2009

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2009: 144.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years