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Swansea road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 711 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2000, and 985 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (710), and casualties rose from 969.

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

Collisions in 2000
711
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
985
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Swansea in 2000 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious517.2%
  • Slight65692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious697%
  • Slight91293%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 711, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday110 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9%)
  • February47 (6.6%)
  • March64 (9%)
  • April70 (9.8%)
  • May61 (8.6%)
  • June59 (8.3%)
  • July51 (7.2%)
  • August55 (7.7%)
  • September61 (8.6%)
  • October61 (8.6%)
  • November64 (9%)
  • December54 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (64%)
  • Wet or damp248 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph610 (86%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph45 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (20%)
  • Roundabout74 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant660 (67%)
  • Pedestrian176 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20150 (15%)
  • 21 to 25104 (11%)
  • 26 to 35200 (20%)
  • 36 to 45135 (14%)
  • 46 to 5596 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded48 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (55%)
  • Passenger271 (28%)
  • Pedestrian176 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,029 (80%)
  • Motorcycle56 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle32 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 107th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2000

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2000: 66, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067669716
2ndA483639403
3rdA4118517823
4thA48375003
5thM4244904
6thB4603192201
7thB4489172005
8thA4240152001
9thA4216131602
10thB4290131602
11thB4296121800
12thA4217111402
13thB429591101
14thB429181201
15thA48451301
16thB44365600
17thB45933300
18thB42712200
19thB46202300
20thA42301100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2000

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 462.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2000

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2000: 208.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Swansea road accidents in other years