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Swansea road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 903 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1997, and 1,198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1996 (988), and casualties fell from 1,301.

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

Collisions in 1997
903
Down 9% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,198
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
3.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Swansea in 1997 were fatal and 3.8% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious343.8%
  • Slight86496%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious363%
  • Slight1,15696%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 903, down 9% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday135 (15%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7%)
  • February77 (8.5%)
  • March76 (8.4%)
  • April77 (8.5%)
  • May70 (7.8%)
  • June77 (8.5%)
  • July72 (8%)
  • August81 (9%)
  • September72 (8%)
  • October77 (8.5%)
  • November81 (9%)
  • December80 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight636 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit166 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds707 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry606 (67%)
  • Wet or damp285 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph756 (84%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph31 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway636 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (17%)
  • Roundabout89 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant816 (68%)
  • Pedestrian212 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist47 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20210 (18%)
  • 21 to 25173 (14%)
  • 26 to 35284 (24%)
  • 36 to 45125 (10%)
  • 46 to 55100 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (53%)
  • Passenger348 (29%)
  • Pedestrian212 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,421 (86%)
  • Motorcycle50 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 84th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1997

The M4 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1997: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4375504
2ndA4067304920
3rdA483233111
4thA48213212
5thA4118172410
6thB4295122001
7thA4240101000
8thB4603101900
9thB429691102
10thB448991001
11thA48481100
12thA42173300
13thA40702200
14thA42162200
15thB42602500
16thB42912401
17thA41101200
18thB40631200
19thB42711200
20thB42901301

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1997

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 571.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1997

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1997: 235.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years