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Swansea road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 823 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2005, and 1,150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2004 (841), and casualties rose from 1,128.

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

Collisions in 2005
823
Down 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,150
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
20
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2005

2.4% of collisions in Swansea in 2005 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious647.8%
  • Slight73990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious726.3%
  • Slight1,05692%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 823, down 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday123 (15%)
  • Friday158 (19%)
  • Saturday109 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.7%)
  • February68 (8.3%)
  • March67 (8.1%)
  • April70 (8.5%)
  • May77 (9.4%)
  • June79 (9.6%)
  • July51 (6.2%)
  • August71 (8.6%)
  • September54 (6.6%)
  • October66 (8%)
  • November74 (9%)
  • December83 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight602 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded85 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry645 (78%)
  • Wet or damp173 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph691 (84%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph44 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway555 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (22%)
  • Roundabout52 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant819 (71%)
  • Pedestrian146 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist42 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1556 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20214 (19%)
  • 21 to 25166 (14%)
  • 26 to 35191 (17%)
  • 36 to 45185 (16%)
  • 46 to 55116 (10%)
  • 56 to 6575 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7565 (5.7%)
  • Over 7534 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider670 (58%)
  • Passenger334 (29%)
  • Pedestrian146 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,343 (85%)
  • Motorcycle63 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swansea ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 66th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2005

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2005, with 104 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2005

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2005: 60, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40676010124
2ndA4118507323
3rdA483436105
4thM4386622
5thA48375126
6thB4290273212
7thA4217223404
8thB4489223012
9thB4603222701
10thB4295212811
11thA4216202901
12thB4296183213
13thA4240111402
14thA48481520
15thB44365702
16thB45935701
17thB46205710
18thB42913500
19thB44333400
20thB42602500

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2005

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 541.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2005

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2005: 247.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2005, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years