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Cardiff road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2023, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (275), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 2023
293
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
362
Down 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2023

1.7% of collisions in Cardiff in 2023 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight25286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight31286%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 293, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 293
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (19%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February20 (6.8%)
  • March27 (9.2%)
  • April18 (6.1%)
  • May29 (9.9%)
  • June18 (6.1%)
  • July21 (7.2%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September27 (9.2%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November24 (8.2%)
  • December21 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (74%)
  • Wet or damp72 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph145 (49%)
  • 30 mph102 (35%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (23%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (46%)
  • Pedestrian66 (18%)
  • Cyclist65 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (12%)
  • 21 to 2554 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (20%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (62%)
  • Passenger72 (20%)
  • Pedestrian66 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 113th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2023

Plasnewydd, Cardiff, CF24 3HP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2023, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2023

The A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2023: 24, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48243314
2ndA469182114
3rdA4161172301
4thA4119162000
5thA4232142306
6thM4111203
7thA470101000
8thB42617800
9thB44876601
10thA41605600
11thB42674401
12thA40542200
13thB42622201
14thA40551100
15thB42391100
16thB44881100

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2023

Cardiff had 235 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2023

CF24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2023: 60.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2023, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years