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Cardiff road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2015, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (641), and casualties fell from 851.

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

Collisions in 2015
622
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
816
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Cardiff in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious8414%
  • Slight52885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious9712%
  • Slight70987%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 622, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 622
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (18%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (11%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.5%)
  • February37 (5.9%)
  • March59 (9.5%)
  • April56 (9%)
  • May46 (7.4%)
  • June52 (8.4%)
  • July48 (7.7%)
  • August48 (7.7%)
  • September58 (9.3%)
  • October58 (9.3%)
  • November61 (9.8%)
  • December46 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry426 (68%)
  • Wet or damp190 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph469 (75%)
  • 40 mph60 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph46 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway413 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (25%)
  • Roundabout34 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (54%)
  • Pedestrian123 (15%)
  • Cyclist104 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2071 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25124 (15%)
  • 26 to 35158 (19%)
  • 36 to 45130 (16%)
  • 46 to 55126 (15%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5%)
  • Over 7537 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (63%)
  • Passenger177 (22%)
  • Pedestrian123 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car822 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cardiff ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 61st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2015

Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6FX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2015, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2015

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2015: 51, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48518014
2ndA4161506807
3rdA4232405807
4thA470334405
5thM4294316
6thA469283216
7thA4119242705
8thA4160121612
9thB4267111503
10thA4054101711
11thB42396801
12thB44875500
13thB45625701
14thB42614400
15thA42343300
16thA48(M)3401
17thB42622200
18thA40551100
19thB45951100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2015

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 458.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2015

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2015: 116.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years