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Swansea road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 708 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2008, and 967 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (742), and casualties fell from 1,074.

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

Collisions in 2008
708
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
967
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Swansea in 2008 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious649%
  • Slight63890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious687%
  • Slight89092%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 708, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday102 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.9%)
  • February62 (8.8%)
  • March64 (9%)
  • April57 (8.1%)
  • May52 (7.3%)
  • June76 (11%)
  • July55 (7.8%)
  • August46 (6.5%)
  • September54 (7.6%)
  • October61 (8.6%)
  • November64 (9%)
  • December61 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight556 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded152 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (75%)
  • Wet or damp162 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph587 (83%)
  • 40 mph33 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph30 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph29 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (20%)
  • Roundabout46 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant704 (73%)
  • Pedestrian125 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20184 (19%)
  • 21 to 25116 (12%)
  • 26 to 35194 (20%)
  • 36 to 45154 (16%)
  • 46 to 5598 (10%)
  • 56 to 6580 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (61%)
  • Passenger254 (26%)
  • Pedestrian125 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,144 (84%)
  • Motorcycle64 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 64th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2008

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2008, with 68 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2008

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2008: 57, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067577912
2ndA4118345204
3rdA483334402
4thM4324701
5thB4603182501
6thA4216151902
7thA48152301
8thB4295131813
9thB4489122203
10thB4290101500
11thA48491401
12thA42177900
13thA424071004
14thB429671100
15thB42913510
16thB44363401
17thB46203401
18thB44332200
19thB42601201
20thB42711100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2008

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 472.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2008

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2008: 212.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years