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Swansea road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 804 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2001, and 1,105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2000 (711), and casualties rose from 985.

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

Collisions in 2001
804
Up 13% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,105
Up 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Swansea in 2001 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious516.3%
  • Slight74893%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious726.5%
  • Slight1,02793%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 804, up 13% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday126 (16%)
  • Wednesday123 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (13%)
  • Friday127 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.7%)
  • February64 (8%)
  • March53 (6.6%)
  • April45 (5.6%)
  • May82 (10%)
  • June73 (9.1%)
  • July65 (8.1%)
  • August69 (8.6%)
  • September61 (7.6%)
  • October60 (7.5%)
  • November83 (10%)
  • December71 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds664 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry607 (75%)
  • Wet or damp189 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph693 (86%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph42 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (18%)
  • Roundabout55 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant770 (70%)
  • Pedestrian170 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1576 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20166 (15%)
  • 21 to 25174 (16%)
  • 26 to 35246 (22%)
  • 36 to 45157 (14%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6543 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4%)
  • Over 7529 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider607 (55%)
  • Passenger328 (30%)
  • Pedestrian170 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,267 (85%)
  • Motorcycle59 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Swansea

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swansea ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 91st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2001

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2001, with 90 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2001

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2001: 54, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067548013
2ndA483456004
3rdA4118334302
4thA4216253101
5thA48253902
6thM4253402
7thB4296213300
8thB4489192303
9thA4240131800
10thB4290132003
11thB4603132712
12thA421791100
13thB429591400
14thB443691401
15thA4847701
16thB42916900
17thB42603400
18thB44333500
19thB46203500
20thB42712400

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2001

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 538.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2001

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2001: 234.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years