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Swansea road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 831 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1984, and 1,041 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (817), and casualties rose from 1,035.

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

Collisions in 1984
831
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,041
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1984

1.1% of collisions in Swansea in 1984 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious13616%
  • Slight68683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious15715%
  • Slight87584%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 831, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (16%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday130 (16%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday123 (15%)
  • Saturday114 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.1%)
  • February65 (7.8%)
  • March58 (7%)
  • April55 (6.6%)
  • May71 (8.5%)
  • June64 (7.7%)
  • July79 (9.5%)
  • August73 (8.8%)
  • September63 (7.6%)
  • October77 (9.3%)
  • November75 (9%)
  • December84 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds654 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (66%)
  • Wet or damp260 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph704 (85%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph73 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (13%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (46%)
  • Pedestrian260 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (14%)
  • Cyclist73 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20255 (24%)
  • 21 to 25152 (15%)
  • 26 to 35136 (13%)
  • 36 to 4597 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (49%)
  • Passenger273 (26%)
  • Pedestrian260 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car923 (70%)
  • Motorcycle160 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach57 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 99th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1984

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1984: 112, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067112151222
2ndA483607918
3rdA4118486709
4thA48384507
5thB44893340010
6thA484172012
7thB4436162803
8thA4070151904
9thB4290151602
10thB4295151712
11thA4216131503
12thB4296132323
13thB4271112312
14thM4112503
15thA4217101100
16thB46035602
17thB42474601
18thB42914401
19thB44334402
20thA40763400

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1984

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 536.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1984

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1984: 241.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1984, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years