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Cardiff road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2018, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2017 (480), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 2018
366
Down 24% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
482
Down 22% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2018

1.6% of collisions in Cardiff in 2018 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight31887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious459.3%
  • Slight42989%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 366, down 24% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 366
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.8%)
  • February27 (7.4%)
  • March32 (8.7%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June30 (8.2%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August33 (9%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October21 (5.7%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December32 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (78%)
  • Wet or damp79 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph286 (78%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (23%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (46%)
  • Pedestrian84 (17%)
  • Cyclist83 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2058 (12%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (19%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (61%)
  • Passenger105 (22%)
  • Pedestrian84 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (12%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 109th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2018

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2018, with 38 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2018

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2018: 29, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48294307
2ndA4161283802
3rdA469202601
4thA4119172202
5thA4232153122
6thA470131400
7thM4131801
8thB448791111
9thA416071101
10thB42615501
11thB42675800
12thA42344500
13thB42392200
14thB45622300
15thA40541100
16thB44881100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2018

Cardiff had 306 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2018

CF24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2018: 69.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years