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Swansea road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,122 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1989, and 1,437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (949), and casualties rose from 1,217.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,122
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,437
Up 18% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Swansea in 1989 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious12611%
  • Slight98187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious14610%
  • Slight1,27088%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,122, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (13%)
  • Tuesday146 (13%)
  • Wednesday166 (15%)
  • Thursday161 (14%)
  • Friday203 (18%)
  • Saturday160 (14%)
  • Sunday141 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59167 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.8%)
  • February70 (6.2%)
  • March87 (7.8%)
  • April70 (6.2%)
  • May97 (8.6%)
  • June102 (9.1%)
  • July104 (9.3%)
  • August103 (9.2%)
  • September99 (8.8%)
  • October94 (8.4%)
  • November111 (9.9%)
  • December98 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight674 (60%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded117 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds825 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded117 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry710 (63%)
  • Wet or damp286 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded117 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph964 (86%)
  • 40 mph50 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph84 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway847 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway212 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant757 (53%)
  • Pedestrian314 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (11%)
  • Cyclist75 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1088 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1585 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20349 (24%)
  • 21 to 25213 (15%)
  • 26 to 35227 (16%)
  • 36 to 45170 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.1%)
  • Over 7535 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (49%)
  • Passenger424 (30%)
  • Pedestrian314 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,424 (75%)
  • Motorcycle163 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach67 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Minibus14 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 67th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1989

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1989: 107, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067107141116
2ndA411890109211
3rdA4837811927
4thA48477226
5thB4489384603
6thB4295314316
7thB4296304005
8thB4290263102
9thB4603233611
10thA4216223102
11thA4217222604
12thM4203103
13thA484182202
14thA4070172201
15thB4436152702
16thB429181010
17thB44335600
18thB45934401
19thB42713700
20thA4742300

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1989

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 748.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1989

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1989: 370.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years