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Swansea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 32,043 road traffic collisions in Swansea from 1979 to 2025, and 42,789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 387 were fatal and 3,550 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 107 collisions, down 22% on 2024 (138), and casualties fell from 172 to 140.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
32,043
85th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42,789
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
387
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
107
Down 22% on 2024

Crash severity in Swansea

1.2% of collisions in Swansea from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3871.2%
  • Serious3,55011%
  • Slight28,10688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4211%
  • Serious4,1679.7%
  • Slight38,20189%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. In 2025 there were 107, down 22% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 107
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025107140
2024138172
2023158200
2022144172
2021157205
2020192241
2019288378
2018266332
2017333428
2016431560
2015451621
2014448603
2013473646
2012464660
2011618899
2010698961
2009593836
2008708967
20077421,074
20068941,262
20058231,150
20048411,128
20038261,132
20027621,051
20018041,105
2000711985
1999710969
19987801,055
19979031,198
19969881,301
19958851,217
19949831,322
19939581,321
19929281,251
19919271,162
19901,0691,429
19891,1221,437
19889491,217
19879381,185
19869031,158
19858751,137
19848311,041
19838171,035
19828461,112
19818381,073
19808441,112
19798791,149

When and where crashes happen in Swansea

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,473 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,434 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,615 (14%)
  • Thursday4,729 (15%)
  • Friday5,214 (16%)
  • Saturday4,863 (15%)
  • Sunday3,715 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,563 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59539 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,908 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,327 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,757 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,226 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,233 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,490 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,514 (7.8%)
  • February2,379 (7.4%)
  • March2,513 (7.8%)
  • April2,507 (7.8%)
  • May2,691 (8.4%)
  • June2,677 (8.4%)
  • July2,759 (8.6%)
  • August2,688 (8.4%)
  • September2,708 (8.5%)
  • October2,820 (8.8%)
  • November2,982 (9.3%)
  • December2,805 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22,452 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,003 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,118 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit903 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown448 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded119 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24,277 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,689 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds695 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds542 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist118 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds112 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.1%)
  • Other317 (1%)
  • Not recorded1,264 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry22,079 (69%)
  • Wet or damp9,234 (29%)
  • Frost or ice469 (1.5%)
  • Snow89 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep45 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded123 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph242 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph26,945 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,457 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph389 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1,974 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph1,025 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway23,444 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway5,563 (17%)
  • Roundabout1,915 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road764 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded357 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Swansea

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26,025 (61%)
  • Pedestrian7,644 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist3,920 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist2,030 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,488 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant707 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant403 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)214 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant201 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant133 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,178 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 101,993 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 152,482 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 208,415 (20%)
  • 21 to 255,942 (14%)
  • 26 to 357,570 (18%)
  • 36 to 455,392 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,888 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 652,751 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 751,856 (4.3%)
  • Over 751,233 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded89 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,771 (53%)
  • Passenger12,374 (29%)
  • Pedestrian7,644 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car44,558 (78%)
  • Motorcycle4,051 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,113 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2,076 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach1,606 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes976 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car693 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle443 (0.8%)
  • Minibus202 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (under 0.1%)
  • Other21 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded129 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Swansea

Map of the 23 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Swansea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swansea ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 85th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 134th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
155th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
82ndMedway33,36942,0963705,997
83rdFife33,12745,1828638,615
84thPeterborough32,70944,2434525,621
85thSwansea (this area)32,04342,7893873,550
86thBexley31,80339,7292734,920
87thWarrington31,78643,3154174,520
88thEast Suffolk31,55242,0305086,583

Accident hotspots in Swansea

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea, with 1,433 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea from 1979 to 2025: 2,871, including 39 fatal and 359 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40672,8714,03539359
2ndA41181,9342,68330233
3rdA4831,9172,72734217
4thA481,2531,70514142
5thM49811,56930111
6thB44898401,0287117
7thB429563888122120
8thA4216612801759
9thB4603605831580
10thB42965668111579
11thB4290549691667
12thA4844846981677
13thA4217447618552
14thB4436302440659
15thA4240216290318
16thA4070211293433
17thB4291195265521
18thB4433138181320
19thB4271134227526
20thB4593122152321

Towns in Swansea

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 20,925.

Postcode districts in Swansea

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea from 1979 to 2025: 9,391.

Latest crashes in Swansea

Of the latest 24 crashes in Swansea, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity