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Swansea road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 894 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2006, and 1,262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2005 (823), and casualties rose from 1,150.

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

Collisions in 2006
894
Up 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,262
Up 10% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2006

0.2% of collisions in Swansea in 2006 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious879.7%
  • Slight80590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious1028.1%
  • Slight1,15892%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 894, up 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (16%)
  • Tuesday112 (13%)
  • Wednesday137 (15%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday167 (19%)
  • Saturday118 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.1%)
  • February61 (6.8%)
  • March68 (7.6%)
  • April60 (6.7%)
  • May78 (8.7%)
  • June78 (8.7%)
  • July73 (8.2%)
  • August68 (7.6%)
  • September88 (9.8%)
  • October94 (11%)
  • November86 (9.6%)
  • December68 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight676 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds564 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded207 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry701 (78%)
  • Wet or damp187 (21%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph763 (85%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph39 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph38 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (17%)
  • Roundabout75 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant882 (70%)
  • Pedestrian162 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist49 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20224 (18%)
  • 21 to 25186 (15%)
  • 26 to 35243 (19%)
  • 36 to 45209 (17%)
  • 46 to 55111 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6589 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.1%)
  • Over 7539 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider741 (59%)
  • Passenger359 (28%)
  • Pedestrian162 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,412 (83%)
  • Motorcycle75 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 43rd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2006

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2006, with 103 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2006

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2006: 65, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067659709
2ndA4118589605
3rdA483578115
4thA48395802
5thB4603323904
6thM4315604
7thB4290263702
8thA4216213411
9thB4489202401
10thB4295193406
11thA4240172001
12thB4296132301
13thA4217101900
14thB45937702
15thB44365602
16thA4844500
17thB46204501
18thB42603800
19thB42913301
20thB54442200

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2006

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 599.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2006

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2006: 281.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years