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Swansea road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 983 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1994, and 1,322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1993 (958), and casualties rose from 1,321.

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

Collisions in 1994
983
Up 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,322
Level with 1993
Fatal collisions
11
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1994

1.1% of collisions in Swansea in 1994 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious697%
  • Slight90392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious937%
  • Slight1,21892%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 983, up 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (14%)
  • Tuesday138 (14%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday145 (15%)
  • Saturday151 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.4%)
  • February76 (7.7%)
  • March81 (8.2%)
  • April72 (7.3%)
  • May79 (8%)
  • June89 (9.1%)
  • July90 (9.2%)
  • August82 (8.3%)
  • September70 (7.1%)
  • October81 (8.2%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December73 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight673 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit154 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (6.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds759 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry629 (64%)
  • Wet or damp336 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph849 (86%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph69 (7%)
  • 70 mph26 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (19%)
  • Roundabout60 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant864 (65%)
  • Pedestrian224 (17%)
  • Cyclist71 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20240 (18%)
  • 21 to 25198 (15%)
  • 26 to 35253 (19%)
  • 36 to 45174 (13%)
  • 46 to 55112 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4.7%)
  • Over 7533 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider701 (53%)
  • Passenger397 (30%)
  • Pedestrian224 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,483 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle70 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 65th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1994

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1994: 55, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067558407
2ndA4118526503
3rdA483487105
4thA48273415
5thM4202411
6thB4295192412
7thA4216182401
8thB4296182500
9thB4489131501
10thA484121901
11thB4603121611
12thA40708901
13thA42176801
14thB42906702
15thB443661001
16thB42915600
17thB42714712
18thB44334402
19thB45933300
20thB42472401

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1994

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 656.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1994

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1994: 275.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1994, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years