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Swansea road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 879 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1979, and 1,149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 32,043 collisions in Swansea.

Collisions in 1979
879
Casualties in 1979
1,149
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1979

1.5% of collisions in Swansea in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious21224%
  • Slight65474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious25422%
  • Slight88277%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 879.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (11%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday124 (14%)
  • Thursday123 (14%)
  • Friday138 (16%)
  • Saturday162 (18%)
  • Sunday108 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.4%)
  • February56 (6.4%)
  • March74 (8.4%)
  • April79 (9%)
  • May64 (7.3%)
  • June51 (5.8%)
  • July72 (8.2%)
  • August73 (8.3%)
  • September86 (9.8%)
  • October77 (8.8%)
  • November79 (9%)
  • December103 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds658 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry520 (59%)
  • Wet or damp301 (34%)
  • Frost or ice49 (5.6%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph736 (84%)
  • 40 mph48 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph71 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway732 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (47%)
  • Pedestrian285 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (16%)
  • Cyclist60 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15102 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20299 (26%)
  • 21 to 25132 (11%)
  • 26 to 35159 (14%)
  • 36 to 45115 (10%)
  • 46 to 5581 (7%)
  • 56 to 6585 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (47%)
  • Passenger319 (28%)
  • Pedestrian285 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (68%)
  • Motorcycle195 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.7%)
  • Minibus12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Swansea

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swansea ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 95th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1979

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1979: 122, including 1 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067122157131
2ndA4836586215
3rdA4118496729
4thB42953748213
5thA48273207
6thA484273508
7thB4489263509
8thB4296212814
9thA4216172311
10thA4217142113
11thB4436111204
12thA4070101304
13thM491603
14thB427171103
15thB44336802
16thB42915702
17thB429041002
18thB45933300
19thB42472701
20thA40761100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1979

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 547.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1979

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1979: 214.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years