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Swansea road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1993, and 1,321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1992 (928), and casualties rose from 1,251.

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

Collisions in 1993
958
Up 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,321
Up 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1993

1.1% of collisions in Swansea in 1993 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious828.6%
  • Slight86590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious997.5%
  • Slight1,21192%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 958, up 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (12%)
  • Tuesday134 (14%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday151 (16%)
  • Friday151 (16%)
  • Saturday154 (16%)
  • Sunday117 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59256 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.4%)
  • February65 (6.8%)
  • March63 (6.6%)
  • April90 (9.4%)
  • May84 (8.8%)
  • June75 (7.8%)
  • July99 (10%)
  • August87 (9.1%)
  • September81 (8.5%)
  • October77 (8%)
  • November79 (8.2%)
  • December87 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight653 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds734 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry640 (67%)
  • Wet or damp309 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph815 (85%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph74 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph23 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway690 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (17%)
  • Roundabout77 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant889 (67%)
  • Pedestrian217 (16%)
  • Cyclist70 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1571 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20235 (18%)
  • 21 to 25253 (19%)
  • 26 to 35229 (17%)
  • 36 to 45124 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55123 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.4%)
  • Over 7540 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider661 (50%)
  • Passenger443 (34%)
  • Pedestrian217 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,410 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle71 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (4%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 67th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1993

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1993: 81, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40678113113
2ndA41187411204
3rdA483669102
4thA48354706
5thA4216274313
6thB4489222702
7thB4296203512
8thB4603183404
9thM4172813
10thB4295162103
11thA4217152403
12thA484131602
13thB4290121401
14thB44367701
15thA40706701
16thB44334601
17thB42713300
18thB42913301
19thB45932201
20thA41191100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1993

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 605.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1993

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1993: 284.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1993, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years