Skip to main content
CrashStats

Swansea road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 780 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1998, and 1,055 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1997 (903), and casualties fell from 1,198.

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

Collisions in 1998
780
Down 14% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,055
Down 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
1.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Swansea in 1998 were fatal and 1.9% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious151.9%
  • Slight75697%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious151.4%
  • Slight1,03198%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 780, down 14% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday124 (16%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (10%)
  • February69 (8.8%)
  • March48 (6.2%)
  • April66 (8.5%)
  • May67 (8.6%)
  • June66 (8.5%)
  • July64 (8.2%)
  • August59 (7.6%)
  • September63 (8.1%)
  • October71 (9.1%)
  • November65 (8.3%)
  • December61 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (5.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds589 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (66%)
  • Wet or damp253 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph669 (86%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph45 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph31 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway546 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (16%)
  • Roundabout80 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant709 (67%)
  • Pedestrian184 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist49 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20169 (16%)
  • 21 to 25128 (12%)
  • 26 to 35280 (27%)
  • 36 to 45118 (11%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9%)
  • 56 to 6552 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (54%)
  • Passenger306 (29%)
  • Pedestrian184 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,205 (85%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3%)
  • Motorcycle42 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Swansea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Swansea ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 95th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1998

The M4 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1998: 30, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4304420
2ndA4118263800
3rdA483243011
4thA4067212910
5thA4217121600
6thB4290121200
7thB4489121400
8thA4881400
9thA4847910
10thB42955830
11thB42714500
12thB42963800
13thA42162200
14thB44362200
15thA11481100
16thA42401100
17thB42931100
18thB44331100
19thB44841101
20thB46031100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1998

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 510.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1998

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1998: 227.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Swansea road accidents in other years