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Swansea road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 875 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1985, and 1,137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (831), and casualties rose from 1,041.

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

Collisions in 1985
875
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,137
Up 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Swansea in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious15618%
  • Slight70781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious18016%
  • Slight94483%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 875, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (13%)
  • Tuesday116 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (13%)
  • Thursday142 (16%)
  • Friday144 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (16%)
  • Sunday109 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (4.6%)
  • February66 (7.5%)
  • March74 (8.5%)
  • April61 (7%)
  • May78 (8.9%)
  • June66 (7.5%)
  • July77 (8.8%)
  • August91 (10%)
  • September62 (7.1%)
  • October81 (9.3%)
  • November87 (9.9%)
  • December92 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds641 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (64%)
  • Wet or damp274 (31%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph740 (85%)
  • 40 mph49 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph70 (8%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway694 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (48%)
  • Pedestrian230 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (17%)
  • Cyclist79 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5%)
  • 11 to 1576 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20288 (25%)
  • 21 to 25169 (15%)
  • 26 to 35166 (15%)
  • 36 to 45139 (12%)
  • 46 to 5579 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.2%)
  • Over 7520 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider562 (49%)
  • Passenger345 (30%)
  • Pedestrian230 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (69%)
  • Motorcycle198 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 86th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1985

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1985: 102, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067102132117
2ndA483608115
3rdA4118526617
4thA484048011
5thB4489283203
6thB4295253708
7thA4216242604
8thB4296203218
9thA4070182823
10thA4217182604
11thA484172006
12thB4290161811
13thB4436132202
14thB4603121602
15thM4101806
16thB429191102
17thB44336700
18thB45936902
19thB427151501
20thA40631200

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1985

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 565.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1985

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1985: 243.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years