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Swansea road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 742 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2007, and 1,074 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2006 (894), and casualties fell from 1,262.

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

Collisions in 2007
742
Down 17% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,074
Down 15% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Swansea in 2007 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious709.4%
  • Slight66790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious767.1%
  • Slight99392%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 742, down 17% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (13%)
  • Wednesday106 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday116 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.7%)
  • February52 (7%)
  • March63 (8.5%)
  • April55 (7.4%)
  • May63 (8.5%)
  • June57 (7.7%)
  • July72 (9.7%)
  • August60 (8.1%)
  • September71 (9.6%)
  • October65 (8.8%)
  • November55 (7.4%)
  • December72 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded156 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry585 (79%)
  • Wet or damp148 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph630 (85%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph26 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph40 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (21%)
  • Roundabout47 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant766 (71%)
  • Pedestrian129 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20189 (18%)
  • 21 to 25163 (15%)
  • 26 to 35182 (17%)
  • 36 to 45172 (16%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (57%)
  • Passenger331 (31%)
  • Pedestrian129 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,180 (84%)
  • Motorcycle60 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 67th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2007

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2007, with 95 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2007

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2007: 49, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067498612
2ndA483456806
3rdM4397026
4thA4118365804
5thA48283406
6thB4489162100
7thB4290142300
8thA4216131900
9thB4603131701
10thB4295111700
11thA424081800
12thA4847701
13thB42967900
14thA42175701
15thB42914600
16thB44364902
17thB44333400
18thB42712300
19thB46202200
20thA471400

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2007

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 496.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2007

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2007: 226.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2007, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Swansea road accidents in other years