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Swansea road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,069 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1990, and 1,429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1989 (1,122), and casualties fell from 1,437.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,069
Down 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,429
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1990

1.1% of collisions in Swansea in 1990 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious999.3%
  • Slight95890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious1168.1%
  • Slight1,30191%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,069, down 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (14%)
  • Tuesday140 (13%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday151 (14%)
  • Friday162 (15%)
  • Saturday183 (17%)
  • Sunday133 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59277 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.6%)
  • February89 (8.3%)
  • March82 (7.7%)
  • April94 (8.8%)
  • May90 (8.4%)
  • June87 (8.1%)
  • July91 (8.5%)
  • August83 (7.8%)
  • September91 (8.5%)
  • October99 (9.3%)
  • November108 (10%)
  • December84 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight745 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds845 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry720 (67%)
  • Wet or damp342 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph916 (86%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph68 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph25 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway830 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (17%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant818 (57%)
  • Pedestrian315 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist52 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1080 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20332 (23%)
  • 21 to 25212 (15%)
  • 26 to 35234 (16%)
  • 36 to 45156 (11%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6584 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.3%)
  • Over 7541 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider691 (48%)
  • Passenger423 (30%)
  • Pedestrian315 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,422 (77%)
  • Motorcycle142 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 70th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1990

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1990: 112, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067112157110
2ndA411884110110
3rdA483749716
4thA48516002
5thB4489455913
6thB4290293304
7thA4217213002
8thB4603212805
9thB4436193303
10thA4216172311
11thM4173124
12thA484162704
13thB4295161704
14thA4070132201
15thB4296121500
16thB429171000
17thB44335600
18thB45935620
19thA4742300
20thB42712410

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1990

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 707.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1990

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1990: 332.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1990, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years