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Cardiff road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2014, and 851 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013 (644), and casualties fell from 867.

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

Collisions in 2014
641
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
851
Down 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Cardiff in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight55987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious849.9%
  • Slight76290%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 641, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (13%)
  • Tuesday103 (16%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday120 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (10%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.4%)
  • February63 (9.8%)
  • March49 (7.6%)
  • April47 (7.3%)
  • May49 (7.6%)
  • June48 (7.5%)
  • July56 (8.7%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September44 (6.9%)
  • October64 (10%)
  • November60 (9.4%)
  • December52 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (66%)
  • Wet or damp216 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph512 (80%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (22%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (53%)
  • Pedestrian146 (17%)
  • Cyclist112 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (11%)
  • 21 to 25134 (16%)
  • 26 to 35167 (20%)
  • 36 to 45142 (17%)
  • 46 to 55104 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.2%)
  • Over 7533 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (60%)
  • Passenger193 (23%)
  • Pedestrian146 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car818 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 59th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2014

Plasnewydd, Cardiff, CF24 3HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2014, with 53 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2014

The A4161 and A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2014, with 52 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161527505
2ndA48528518
3rdA4119335202
4thA470324803
5thM4263902
6thA4232242813
7thA469243003
8thB4487131401
9thB4261121403
10thB4267101001
11thA416091101
12thA40545702
13thB45624400
14thB44882200
15thA42341100
16thB42391100
17thB42621101

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2014

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 505.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2014

CF5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2014: 119.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2014, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Cardiff road accidents in other years