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Swansea road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 826 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2003, and 1,132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2002 (762), and casualties rose from 1,051.

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

Collisions in 2003
826
Up 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,132
Up 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Swansea in 2003 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious587%
  • Slight76292%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious675.9%
  • Slight1,05994%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 826, up 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (14%)
  • Wednesday119 (14%)
  • Thursday114 (14%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday108 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9%)
  • February67 (8.1%)
  • March74 (9%)
  • April55 (6.7%)
  • May66 (8%)
  • June56 (6.8%)
  • July77 (9.3%)
  • August60 (7.3%)
  • September73 (8.8%)
  • October74 (9%)
  • November67 (8.1%)
  • December83 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight616 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds637 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded55 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry628 (76%)
  • Wet or damp187 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph696 (84%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph43 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph49 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (21%)
  • Roundabout81 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant804 (71%)
  • Pedestrian148 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20193 (17%)
  • 21 to 25137 (12%)
  • 26 to 35221 (20%)
  • 36 to 45177 (16%)
  • 46 to 55127 (11%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.2%)
  • Over 7543 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider645 (57%)
  • Passenger339 (30%)
  • Pedestrian148 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,294 (85%)
  • Bus or coach59 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle58 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 78th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2003

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2003, with 124 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2003

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2003: 80, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40678011807
2ndA483446724
3rdM4448022
4thA4118426211
5thA48303701
6thB4603284203
7thB4489182200
8thB4295172310
9thB4290151802
10thA4216131601
11thA4217131902
12thA4240101200
13thB429691100
14thA48461001
15thB427161000
16thB44336601
17thB42915500
18thB46205700
19thB44364500
20thB45934500

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2003

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 572.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2003

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2003: 256.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years