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Cardiff road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2010, and 1,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (826), and casualties rose from 1,115.

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

Collisions in 2010
754
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,117
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Cardiff in 2010 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious709.3%
  • Slight68090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious756.7%
  • Slight1,03893%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 754, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (16%)
  • Friday129 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (5.4%)
  • February58 (7.7%)
  • March72 (9.5%)
  • April62 (8.2%)
  • May54 (7.2%)
  • June74 (9.8%)
  • July66 (8.8%)
  • August56 (7.4%)
  • September72 (9.5%)
  • October70 (9.3%)
  • November76 (10%)
  • December53 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry580 (77%)
  • Wet or damp147 (19%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2%)
  • Snow11 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph628 (83%)
  • 40 mph36 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph62 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway489 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (24%)
  • Roundabout47 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant745 (67%)
  • Pedestrian149 (13%)
  • Cyclist99 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20154 (14%)
  • 21 to 25173 (15%)
  • 26 to 35218 (20%)
  • 36 to 45193 (17%)
  • 46 to 55121 (11%)
  • 56 to 6583 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.5%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (59%)
  • Passenger309 (28%)
  • Pedestrian149 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,131 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (7%)
  • Motorcycle43 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 47th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2010

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2010, with 56 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2010

The A4161 and A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2010, with 42 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161426604
2ndA48426912
3rdA470335815
4thM4336710
5thA4232244300
6thA4119233001
7thA469122603
8thA416091912
9thB448781201
10thB42615500
11thB426751000
12thA40544701
13thA42342200
14thB42582300
15thB45622401
16thA4961100
17thB42621200
18thB43291101
19thB46231200

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2010

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 610.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2010

CF24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2010: 121.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years