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Cardiff road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2017, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (535), and casualties fell from 689.

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

Collisions in 2017
480
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
619
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Cardiff in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight40184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight53887%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 480, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 480
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.5%)
  • February48 (10%)
  • March44 (9.2%)
  • April41 (8.5%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June38 (7.9%)
  • July43 (9%)
  • August32 (6.7%)
  • September35 (7.3%)
  • October39 (8.1%)
  • November33 (6.9%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (73%)
  • Wet or damp128 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph396 (83%)
  • 40 mph24 (5%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (23%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (49%)
  • Cyclist117 (19%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2071 (11%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (62%)
  • Passenger132 (21%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (14%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 77th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2017

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2017, with 45 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2017

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2017: 48, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41614859011
2ndA469333713
3rdA48254301
4thM4234322
5thA4119212513
6thA4232182405
7thA470152412
8thB4487122102
9thA4160101501
10thB42675501
11thA40544600
12thA42344600
13thB42614401
14thB44883310
15thB45623701
16thA41062200
17thB42392200
18thB42622300

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2017

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 393.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2017

CF24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2017: 86.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years