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Swansea road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1988, and 1,217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (938), and casualties rose from 1,185.

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

Collisions in 1988
949
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,217
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Swansea in 1988 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious11612%
  • Slight82086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious14012%
  • Slight1,06487%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 949, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (15%)
  • Tuesday117 (12%)
  • Wednesday129 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday167 (18%)
  • Sunday112 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.6%)
  • February63 (6.6%)
  • March68 (7.2%)
  • April69 (7.3%)
  • May80 (8.4%)
  • June84 (8.9%)
  • July62 (6.5%)
  • August82 (8.6%)
  • September87 (9.2%)
  • October97 (10%)
  • November90 (9.5%)
  • December85 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight649 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds738 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry612 (64%)
  • Wet or damp332 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph807 (85%)
  • 40 mph52 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph71 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway727 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant663 (54%)
  • Pedestrian271 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20270 (22%)
  • 21 to 25188 (15%)
  • 26 to 35183 (15%)
  • 36 to 45159 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.9%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (46%)
  • Passenger381 (31%)
  • Pedestrian271 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,219 (75%)
  • Motorcycle141 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.1%)
  • Minibus14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 78th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1988

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1988: 110, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067110156112
2ndA483709936
3rdA4118648409
4thA48506706
5thB4489384007
6thA484284303
7thA4217203011
8thB4295202302
9thB4296193103
10thA4216172201
11thA4070162002
12thB4290162002
13thM4161905
14thB4436132002
15thB460391202
16thB429171110
17thB44337711
18thB42714503
19thA4812301
20thB45932401

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1988

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 636.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1988

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1988: 298.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years