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Swansea road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 817 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1983, and 1,035 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (846), and casualties fell from 1,112.

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

Collisions in 1983
817
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,035
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1983

2% of collisions in Swansea in 1983 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious14117%
  • Slight66081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious17217%
  • Slight84782%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 817, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (12%)
  • Wednesday90 (11%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday151 (18%)
  • Saturday145 (18%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.8%)
  • February62 (7.6%)
  • March68 (8.3%)
  • April71 (8.7%)
  • May61 (7.5%)
  • June63 (7.7%)
  • July79 (9.7%)
  • August63 (7.7%)
  • September60 (7.3%)
  • October79 (9.7%)
  • November67 (8.2%)
  • December72 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight554 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds641 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (70%)
  • Wet or damp238 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph711 (87%)
  • 40 mph36 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph53 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway657 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (42%)
  • Pedestrian262 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (19%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (5%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1061 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20291 (28%)
  • 21 to 25124 (12%)
  • 26 to 35131 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (8%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7557 (5.5%)
  • Over 7530 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (45%)
  • Passenger306 (30%)
  • Pedestrian262 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car897 (69%)
  • Motorcycle184 (14%)
  • Bus or coach60 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 96th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1983

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1983: 96, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406796115121
2ndA483537415
3rdA41184260010
4thA48314305
5thB4489304005
6thA484283126
7thB4295232716
8thB4296212514
9thB4290202905
10thA4216131501
11thM4132205
12thB443691011
13thB460391001
14thA407081001
15thB429181502
16thA42177801
17thB42713401
18thB45933300
19thA40762210
20thB42472200

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1983

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 522.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1983

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1983: 240.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1983, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years