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Cardiff road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Cardiff in 2025, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2024 (240), and casualties rose from 330.

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

Collisions in 2025
272
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
348
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cardiff in 2025

0.4% of collisions in Cardiff in 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 13% in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight23386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight30688%

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,341 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 272, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 272
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (20%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.8%)
  • February17 (6.3%)
  • March24 (8.8%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June19 (7%)
  • July22 (8.1%)
  • August18 (6.6%)
  • September20 (7.4%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November21 (7.7%)
  • December21 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (79%)
  • Wet or damp54 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph182 (67%)
  • 30 mph37 (14%)
  • 40 mph19 (7%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (27%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cardiff in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (51%)
  • Cyclist64 (18%)
  • Pedestrian56 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 7528 (8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (68%)
  • Pedestrian56 (16%)
  • Passenger54 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cardiff in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cardiff had the 131st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cardiff in 2025

Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 2GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cardiff in 2025, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cardiff with the most crashes in 2025

The A4232 and A48 had the most collisions in Cardiff in 2025, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cardiff, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4232243104
2ndA48243403
3rdA4161172002
4thA4119161602
5thA4160101100
6thA46981101
7thA47081401
8thB42675701
9thB42394600
10thM43800
11thB44872200
12thA40551300
13thB42611100
14thB42621200
15thB44881100
16thB45621301

Towns in Cardiff: crashes in 2025

Cardiff itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 216.

Postcode districts in Cardiff: crashes in 2025

CF24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cardiff in 2025: 46.

Latest crashes in Cardiff in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Cardiff in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Cardiff road accidents in other years