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Swansea road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 885 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1995, and 1,217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1994 (983), and casualties fell from 1,322.

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

Collisions in 1995
885
Down 10% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,217
Down 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1995

0.8% of collisions in Swansea in 1995 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious606.8%
  • Slight81892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious675.5%
  • Slight1,14194%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 885, down 10% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (13%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday147 (17%)
  • Thursday120 (14%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.9%)
  • February65 (7.3%)
  • March67 (7.6%)
  • April64 (7.2%)
  • May78 (8.8%)
  • June62 (7%)
  • July79 (8.9%)
  • August84 (9.5%)
  • September69 (7.8%)
  • October63 (7.1%)
  • November104 (12%)
  • December80 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight585 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit163 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds703 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry613 (69%)
  • Wet or damp260 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph763 (86%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph65 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph29 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway643 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (18%)
  • Roundabout57 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant860 (71%)
  • Pedestrian182 (15%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4%)
  • 11 to 1585 (7%)
  • 16 to 20204 (17%)
  • 21 to 25154 (13%)
  • 26 to 35259 (21%)
  • 36 to 45143 (12%)
  • 46 to 55110 (9%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7568 (5.6%)
  • Over 7539 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider631 (52%)
  • Passenger404 (33%)
  • Pedestrian182 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,353 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle53 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 81st most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1995

The A4118 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1995: 47, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4118477106
2ndA4067426414
3rdA48365501
4thA483274103
5thM4274000
6thB4295142303
7thB4296121503
8thB460391102
9thA42168901
10thB443681200
11thB44898900
12thA48471521
13thB44335502
14thA42403600
15thB42472200
16thB42602400
17thB42712300
18thB42912300
19thA42171200
20thB42901100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1995

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 581.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1995

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1995: 264.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1995, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years