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Swansea road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 846 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1982, and 1,112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (838), and casualties rose from 1,073.

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

Collisions in 1982
846
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,112
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Swansea in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious16820%
  • Slight66579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious20118%
  • Slight89781%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 846, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (12%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday123 (15%)
  • Thursday135 (16%)
  • Friday135 (16%)
  • Saturday153 (18%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.1%)
  • February58 (6.9%)
  • March63 (7.4%)
  • April59 (7%)
  • May85 (10%)
  • June73 (8.6%)
  • July65 (7.7%)
  • August76 (9%)
  • September76 (9%)
  • October83 (9.8%)
  • November75 (8.9%)
  • December73 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit230 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry548 (65%)
  • Wet or damp271 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph717 (85%)
  • 40 mph37 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph68 (8%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway695 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (47%)
  • Pedestrian223 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20299 (27%)
  • 21 to 25162 (15%)
  • 26 to 35153 (14%)
  • 36 to 45101 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider562 (51%)
  • Passenger327 (29%)
  • Pedestrian223 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car940 (68%)
  • Motorcycle213 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach48 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 99th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1982

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1982: 114, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067114143323
2ndA4837082014
3rdA41186592116
4thA48324104
5thA484253818
6thB4489202205
7thB4295192904
8thB4296192623
9thA4216172601
10thM4163005
11thA4217132003
12thA4070112203
13thB4436111523
14thB4603111203
15thB4290101602
16thB459391802
17thB42717801
18thB44337710
19thB42916700
20thB42472300

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1982

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 559.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1982

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1982: 249.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1982, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years