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Swansea road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 844 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1980, and 1,112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (879), and casualties fell from 1,149.

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

Collisions in 1980
844
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,112
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Swansea in 1980 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious16820%
  • Slight66278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious19518%
  • Slight90281%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 844, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (13%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday135 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (17%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.8%)
  • February60 (7.1%)
  • March61 (7.2%)
  • April63 (7.5%)
  • May64 (7.6%)
  • June56 (6.6%)
  • July85 (10%)
  • August70 (8.3%)
  • September78 (9.2%)
  • October71 (8.4%)
  • November83 (9.8%)
  • December87 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry553 (66%)
  • Wet or damp256 (30%)
  • Frost or ice32 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph725 (86%)
  • 40 mph32 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph58 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway694 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (45%)
  • Pedestrian251 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (19%)
  • Cyclist56 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1080 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1581 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20291 (26%)
  • 21 to 25134 (12%)
  • 26 to 35179 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (50%)
  • Passenger308 (28%)
  • Pedestrian251 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (68%)
  • Motorcycle213 (16%)
  • Bus or coach63 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Swansea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swansea ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 98th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1980

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1980: 100, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067100142121
2ndA48369102115
3rdA41186783213
4thA48455428
5thB4296283716
6thA4216233106
7thB4489202302
8thB4295192518
9thM4192721
10thA484173814
11thA4070111601
12thB4436101404
13thB427181403
14thA42177802
15thB45936811
16thB42905501
17thB42915502
18thB44334600
19thA4702201
20thB42472402

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1980

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 555.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1980

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1980: 199.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years