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Swansea road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 938 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1987, and 1,185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (903), and casualties rose from 1,158.

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

Collisions in 1987
938
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,185
Up 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Swansea in 1987 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious13114%
  • Slight79485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious15313%
  • Slight1,01886%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 938, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday138 (15%)
  • Wednesday122 (13%)
  • Thursday139 (15%)
  • Friday142 (15%)
  • Saturday156 (17%)
  • Sunday99 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.6%)
  • February59 (6.3%)
  • March53 (5.7%)
  • April93 (9.9%)
  • May79 (8.4%)
  • June92 (9.8%)
  • July89 (9.5%)
  • August88 (9.4%)
  • September80 (8.5%)
  • October84 (9%)
  • November81 (8.6%)
  • December78 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight658 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds721 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry613 (65%)
  • Wet or damp303 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph786 (84%)
  • 40 mph61 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph73 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway753 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant577 (49%)
  • Pedestrian264 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (13%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20263 (22%)
  • 21 to 25179 (15%)
  • 26 to 35192 (16%)
  • 36 to 45124 (10%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider594 (50%)
  • Passenger327 (28%)
  • Pedestrian264 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,129 (72%)
  • Motorcycle163 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 74th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1987

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1987: 115, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067115154221
2ndA4118637838
3rdA4836085013
4thA48529307
5thB4489374516
6thB4290272705
7thA4216202311
8thA484192204
9thB4296192401
10thA4070151702
11thA4217131511
12thB4436131700
13thB4295122131
14thM4111512
15thB44337801
16thB46037801
17thB45936603
18thB427151300
19thB42914400
20thA42302200

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1987

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 623.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1987

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1987: 275.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years