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Swansea road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 927 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1991, and 1,162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (1,069), and casualties fell from 1,429.

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

Collisions in 1991
927
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,162
Down 19% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1991

0.8% of collisions in Swansea in 1991 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious899.6%
  • Slight83190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious1099.4%
  • Slight1,04590%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 927, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (15%)
  • Tuesday121 (13%)
  • Wednesday133 (14%)
  • Thursday123 (13%)
  • Friday144 (16%)
  • Saturday166 (18%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.2%)
  • February49 (5.3%)
  • March74 (8%)
  • April80 (8.6%)
  • May88 (9.5%)
  • June100 (11%)
  • July77 (8.3%)
  • August90 (9.7%)
  • September77 (8.3%)
  • October67 (7.2%)
  • November84 (9.1%)
  • December74 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds723 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds163 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry604 (65%)
  • Wet or damp300 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph812 (88%)
  • 40 mph41 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph65 (7%)
  • 70 mph9 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway697 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (16%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (58%)
  • Pedestrian264 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist60 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1583 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20247 (21%)
  • 21 to 25169 (15%)
  • 26 to 35194 (17%)
  • 36 to 45142 (12%)
  • 46 to 5581 (7%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.4%)
  • Over 7524 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (50%)
  • Passenger319 (27%)
  • Pedestrian264 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,256 (79%)
  • Motorcycle95 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 76th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1991

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1991: 101, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067101143011
2ndA4118759723
3rdA483516507
4thB4489445114
5thA48353804
6thB4290212110
7thB4296202713
8thA4216192411
9thB4603181902
10thA4070152202
11thA4217131601
12thB4295131803
13thM4132613
14thA484121300
15thB44366600
16thB45934500
17thB42913300
18thA42301100
19thA4701200
20thB42471100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1991

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 603.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1991

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1991: 314.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years