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Swansea road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 838 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1981, and 1,073 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (844), and casualties fell from 1,112.

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

Collisions in 1981
838
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,073
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
20
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Swansea in 1981 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious13216%
  • Slight68682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.1%
  • Serious15514%
  • Slight89583%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 838, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday109 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (13%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday117 (14%)
  • Saturday162 (19%)
  • Sunday104 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6%)
  • February74 (8.8%)
  • March67 (8%)
  • April76 (9.1%)
  • May67 (8%)
  • June65 (7.8%)
  • July88 (11%)
  • August70 (8.4%)
  • September80 (9.5%)
  • October72 (8.6%)
  • November67 (8%)
  • December62 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight585 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry527 (63%)
  • Wet or damp293 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph713 (85%)
  • 40 mph45 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph64 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant514 (48%)
  • Pedestrian231 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist42 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6%)
  • 16 to 20315 (29%)
  • 21 to 25156 (15%)
  • 26 to 35155 (14%)
  • 36 to 4595 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5572 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (50%)
  • Passenger307 (29%)
  • Pedestrian231 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car977 (69%)
  • Motorcycle210 (15%)
  • Bus or coach62 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Swansea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swansea ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 100th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1981

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1981: 94, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406794124114
2ndA41186690111
3rdA483546726
4thA48283813
5thA4216253604
6thB4489252902
7thB4295233106
8thB4296223223
9thA484192204
10thA4070182613
11thA421791401
12thM491424
13thB42907712
14thB44367903
15thB42916600
16thB45935501
17thB443341011
18thA4813400
19thA40832200
20thB42472202

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1981

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 543.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1981

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1981: 230.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1981, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years