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Cardiff road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2022, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (265), and casualties rose from 309.

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

Collisions in 2022
275
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
373
Up 21% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2022

1.5% of collisions in Cardiff in 2022 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight23585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32487%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 275, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 275
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.1%)
  • February29 (11%)
  • March26 (9.5%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May18 (6.5%)
  • June16 (5.8%)
  • July20 (7.3%)
  • August16 (5.8%)
  • September27 (9.8%)
  • October25 (9.1%)
  • November23 (8.4%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (74%)
  • Wet or damp63 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph73 (27%)
  • 30 mph143 (52%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph17 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (52%)
  • Cyclist59 (16%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (15%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (60%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 131st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2022

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2022, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2022

The A4161 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2022: 24, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161242812
2ndA4232203603
3rdA48203102
4thA469151713
5thA470141701
6thM4122204
7thA41197801
8thA41606601
9thB42616600
10thB42675510
11thB44875500
12thA423441001
13thA40543301
14thB45622300
15thA1191101
16thB42391100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2022

Cardiff had 216 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2022

CF5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2022: 53.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years