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Cardiff road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2019, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2018 (366), and casualties rose from 482.

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

Collisions in 2019
436
Up 19% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
564
Up 17% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Cardiff in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight37185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight49688%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 436, up 19% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 436
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday63 (14%)
  • Saturday78 (18%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.5%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March33 (7.6%)
  • April36 (8.3%)
  • May32 (7.3%)
  • June40 (9.2%)
  • July36 (8.3%)
  • August26 (6%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October32 (7.3%)
  • November55 (13%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (66%)
  • Wet or damp148 (34%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph323 (74%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (53%)
  • Pedestrian110 (20%)
  • Cyclist73 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35122 (22%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5584 (15%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (60%)
  • Passenger118 (21%)
  • Pedestrian110 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car587 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (9%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 78th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2019

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2019, with 42 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2019

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2019: 43, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48435713
2ndA4161344505
3rdA470242902
4thA4119212904
5thA469182602
6thA4232162312
7thM4162703
8thB4487141902
9thA41609900
10thB42677702
11thB42616700
12thA40545502
13thB42625500
14thA42344500
15thB42393400
16thB45623300
17thB44881300

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2019

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 349.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2019

CF14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2019: 75.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years