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Swansea road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 841 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2004, and 1,128 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (826), and casualties fell from 1,132.

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

Collisions in 2004
841
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,128
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2004

1% of collisions in Swansea in 2004 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious566.7%
  • Slight77792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious696.1%
  • Slight1,04893%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 841, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (16%)
  • Wednesday133 (16%)
  • Thursday124 (15%)
  • Friday122 (15%)
  • Saturday113 (13%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.4%)
  • February72 (8.6%)
  • March60 (7.1%)
  • April60 (7.1%)
  • May63 (7.5%)
  • June63 (7.5%)
  • July71 (8.4%)
  • August58 (6.9%)
  • September70 (8.3%)
  • October99 (12%)
  • November79 (9.4%)
  • December75 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight607 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds609 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded80 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry631 (75%)
  • Wet or damp199 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph708 (84%)
  • 40 mph16 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph52 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph49 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway195 (23%)
  • Roundabout73 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant773 (69%)
  • Pedestrian166 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist39 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20225 (20%)
  • 21 to 25157 (14%)
  • 26 to 35181 (16%)
  • 36 to 45169 (15%)
  • 46 to 55126 (11%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.8%)
  • Over 7529 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (55%)
  • Passenger340 (30%)
  • Pedestrian166 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,334 (85%)
  • Motorcycle61 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swansea ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 68th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2004

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2004, with 128 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2004

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2004: 74, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40677411201
2ndA483537714
3rdM4487110
4thA4118406114
5thA48405312
6thB4290324303
7thB4603243604
8thB4295182431
9thA4240141900
10thB4489141511
11thA484121902
12thB4296121901
13thA4217101000
14thA421671201
15thB44336700
16thB44366801
17thB42715600
18thB42913500
19thB45933300
20thB42602301

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2004

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 576.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2004

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2004: 260.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Swansea road accidents in other years