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Swansea road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 903 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1986, and 1,158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (875), and casualties rose from 1,137.

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

Collisions in 1986
903
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,158
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Swansea in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious14116%
  • Slight74883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious17215%
  • Slight97284%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 903, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday128 (14%)
  • Thursday134 (15%)
  • Friday156 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (15%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.5%)
  • February55 (6.1%)
  • March68 (7.5%)
  • April63 (7%)
  • May91 (10%)
  • June77 (8.5%)
  • July73 (8.1%)
  • August77 (8.5%)
  • September73 (8.1%)
  • October85 (9.4%)
  • November100 (11%)
  • December82 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight636 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry567 (63%)
  • Wet or damp311 (34%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph772 (85%)
  • 40 mph39 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph74 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway712 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (52%)
  • Pedestrian253 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (14%)
  • Cyclist58 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1079 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20287 (25%)
  • 21 to 25181 (16%)
  • 26 to 35155 (13%)
  • 36 to 45113 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.7%)
  • Over 7531 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (48%)
  • Passenger347 (30%)
  • Pedestrian253 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,094 (72%)
  • Motorcycle162 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Swansea ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 84th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1986

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1986: 107, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067107140417
2ndA41187083111
3rdA4835892212
4thB4489424603
5thA48384914
6thB4295243405
7thB4296203004
8thA4216192204
9thA484192712
10thB4290171904
11thB4603172102
12thA4070152303
13thM4142304
14thB4436131811
15thA421791200
16thB427181400
17thB42918800
18thB45936600
19thB44335502
20thA40694501

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1986

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 469.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1986

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1986: 213.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1986, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years