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Swansea road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 710 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 1999, and 969 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1998 (780), and casualties fell from 1,055.

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

Collisions in 1999
710
Down 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
969
Down 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
4.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Swansea in 1999 were fatal and 4.5% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious324.5%
  • Slight66694%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious424.3%
  • Slight91494%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 710, down 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday109 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (12%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.5%)
  • February54 (7.6%)
  • March55 (7.7%)
  • April41 (5.8%)
  • May44 (6.2%)
  • June62 (8.7%)
  • July59 (8.3%)
  • August49 (6.9%)
  • September83 (12%)
  • October61 (8.6%)
  • November63 (8.9%)
  • December86 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds546 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (66%)
  • Wet or damp229 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph606 (85%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph41 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph26 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (18%)
  • Roundabout72 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant662 (68%)
  • Pedestrian158 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20165 (17%)
  • 21 to 25103 (11%)
  • 26 to 35228 (24%)
  • 36 to 45129 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (53%)
  • Passenger295 (30%)
  • Pedestrian158 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,119 (85%)
  • Motorcycle50 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 104th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 1999

The M4 had the most collisions in Swansea in 1999: 22, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4224201
2ndA483182123
3rdA4067151710
4thA48121801
5thA411891601
6thA4846902
7thB42966800
8thB42913910
9thA42172200
10thB44892202
11thA42161200
12thA42401400
13thB42901100
14thB42951101
15thB45931100
16thB46031201

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 1999

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 465.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 1999

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 1999: 196.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years