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Swansea road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 762 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2002, and 1,051 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (804), and casualties fell from 1,105.

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

Collisions in 2002
762
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,051
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Swansea in 2002 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious526.8%
  • Slight70392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious625.9%
  • Slight98093%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 762, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday123 (16%)
  • Thursday119 (16%)
  • Friday116 (15%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.4%)
  • February59 (7.7%)
  • March66 (8.7%)
  • April60 (7.9%)
  • May67 (8.8%)
  • June63 (8.3%)
  • July67 (8.8%)
  • August71 (9.3%)
  • September65 (8.5%)
  • October51 (6.7%)
  • November73 (9.6%)
  • December71 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight552 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry535 (70%)
  • Wet or damp219 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph666 (87%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph42 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (17%)
  • Roundabout73 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (70%)
  • Pedestrian155 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20177 (17%)
  • 21 to 25152 (14%)
  • 26 to 35193 (18%)
  • 36 to 45177 (17%)
  • 46 to 5592 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.2%)
  • Over 7530 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (56%)
  • Passenger305 (29%)
  • Pedestrian155 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,156 (83%)
  • Motorcycle56 (4%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Swansea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swansea ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 90th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2002

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2002, with 90 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2002

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2002: 67, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067679005
2ndA4118486312
3rdM4396102
4thA483334500
5thA48283412
6thB4290182602
7thB4489182301
8thA4217141700
9thB4296131801
10thA4240101210
11thB4436101401
12thB4603101801
13thA421691303
14thA48491401
15thB429581011
16thB42916700
17thB462061102
18thB42713811
19thB42602201
20thB45932200

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2002

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 530.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2002

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2002: 216.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years