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Cardiff road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2012, and 802 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2011 (744), and casualties fell from 1,125.

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

Collisions in 2012
618
Down 17% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
802
Down 29% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
7.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Cardiff in 2012 were fatal and 7.6% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious477.6%
  • Slight56892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious536.6%
  • Slight74693%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 618, down 17% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 618
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday109 (18%)
  • Wednesday107 (17%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday101 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday60 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (11%)
  • February52 (8.4%)
  • March58 (9.4%)
  • April36 (5.8%)
  • May56 (9.1%)
  • June55 (8.9%)
  • July42 (6.8%)
  • August47 (7.6%)
  • September44 (7.1%)
  • October55 (8.9%)
  • November60 (9.7%)
  • December47 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (69%)
  • Wet or damp179 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph503 (81%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (18%)
  • Roundabout54 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (58%)
  • Pedestrian148 (18%)
  • Cyclist103 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20105 (13%)
  • 21 to 25120 (15%)
  • 26 to 35190 (24%)
  • 36 to 45125 (16%)
  • 46 to 55101 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7532 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (60%)
  • Passenger171 (21%)
  • Pedestrian148 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 63rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2012

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2012, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2012

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2012: 56, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161567604
2ndA48487104
3rdA469344403
4thA470334411
5thA4119232901
6thA4232203402
7thM4192602
8thA4160121402
9thA40546800
10thB44875600
11thA42344601
12thB42614500
13thB42673300
14thA40552200
15thB45622410
16thB42391100
17thB42621200

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2012

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 510.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2012

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2012: 124.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years