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Cardiff road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2013, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2012 (618), and casualties rose from 802.

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

Collisions in 2013
644
Up 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
867
Up 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2013

0.2% of collisions in Cardiff in 2013 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious599.2%
  • Slight58491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious637.3%
  • Slight80393%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 644, up 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (18%)
  • Wednesday111 (17%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.1%)
  • February42 (6.5%)
  • March30 (4.7%)
  • April40 (6.2%)
  • May44 (6.8%)
  • June58 (9%)
  • July68 (11%)
  • August59 (9.2%)
  • September65 (10%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December51 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight480 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds519 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (71%)
  • Wet or damp168 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph508 (79%)
  • 40 mph42 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph37 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (23%)
  • Roundabout63 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (56%)
  • Pedestrian156 (18%)
  • Cyclist106 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20101 (12%)
  • 21 to 25150 (17%)
  • 26 to 35181 (21%)
  • 36 to 45145 (17%)
  • 46 to 55103 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (57%)
  • Passenger219 (25%)
  • Pedestrian156 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car864 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle48 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 53rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2013

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2013, with 64 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2013

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2013: 58, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48588204
2ndA4161517504
3rdA470394902
4thA469374806
5thA4232355402
6thA4119253903
7thM4253602
8thA4160151501
9thB4487132101
10thB4267111400
11thA40547701
12thB423971000
13thA42345501
14thB42615500
15thB45625501
16thA40551100
17thA48(M)1200
18thB42621100
19thB44881100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2013

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 501.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2013

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2013: 110.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years