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Cardiff road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 744 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2011, and 1,125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (754), and casualties rose from 1,117.

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

Collisions in 2011
744
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,125
Up 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Cardiff in 2011 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious668.9%
  • Slight67290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious786.9%
  • Slight1,03992%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 744, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (17%)
  • Thursday123 (17%)
  • Friday109 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.1%)
  • February60 (8.1%)
  • March63 (8.5%)
  • April66 (8.9%)
  • May54 (7.3%)
  • June46 (6.2%)
  • July65 (8.7%)
  • August64 (8.6%)
  • September71 (9.5%)
  • October69 (9.3%)
  • November65 (8.7%)
  • December68 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds567 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded58 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry588 (79%)
  • Wet or damp155 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph628 (84%)
  • 40 mph47 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (23%)
  • Roundabout51 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (62%)
  • Pedestrian179 (16%)
  • Cyclist116 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20158 (14%)
  • 21 to 25176 (16%)
  • 26 to 35219 (19%)
  • 36 to 45172 (15%)
  • 46 to 55125 (11%)
  • 56 to 6585 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.1%)
  • Over 7534 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (54%)
  • Passenger341 (30%)
  • Pedestrian179 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,074 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle47 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 48th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2011

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2011, with 65 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2011

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2011: 44, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48448011
2ndA4161398504
3rdA470346502
4thA469324602
5thA4119284202
6thA4232274210
7thM4245022
8thB4487111402
9thA4160101512
10thA40544400
11thB42614501
12thB42674701
13thB45624500
14thA42342300
15thB42392300
16thA40501100
17thA48(M)1200
18thB42621200
19thB44881100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2011

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 637.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2011

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2011: 151.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2011, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Cardiff road accidents in other years