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Swansea road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 988 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1996, and 1,301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1995 (885), and casualties rose from 1,217.

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

Collisions in 1996
988
Up 12% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,301
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
6.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1996

1% of collisions in Swansea in 1996 were fatal and 6.4% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious636.4%
  • Slight91593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious705.4%
  • Slight1,21994%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 988, up 12% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday143 (14%)
  • Wednesday144 (15%)
  • Thursday130 (13%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (14%)
  • Sunday137 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (5.2%)
  • February86 (8.7%)
  • March76 (7.7%)
  • April87 (8.8%)
  • May80 (8.1%)
  • June89 (9%)
  • July97 (9.8%)
  • August72 (7.3%)
  • September83 (8.4%)
  • October94 (9.5%)
  • November102 (10%)
  • December71 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight664 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit197 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry683 (69%)
  • Wet or damp281 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph873 (88%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph58 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph23 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway723 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (16%)
  • Roundabout80 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant891 (68%)
  • Pedestrian215 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist53 (4.1%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1073 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1578 (6%)
  • 16 to 20222 (17%)
  • 21 to 25185 (14%)
  • 26 to 35270 (21%)
  • 36 to 45166 (13%)
  • 46 to 55135 (10%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider680 (52%)
  • Passenger406 (31%)
  • Pedestrian215 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,498 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle54 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 66th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1996

The A48 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1996: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48425003
2ndA483416314
3rdM4243102
4thA4067222603
5thB4603212804
6thA4118162400
7thB4489162402
8thB4296142001
9thA484101910
10thB4295101303
11thA421671102
12thA42174401
13thA42403500
14thB42603301
15thB42903300
16thB42912200
17thB44332200
18thB44362301
19thA40701200
20thA41191100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1996

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 653.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1996

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1996: 261.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years