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Swansea road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 698 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2010, and 961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2009 (593), and casualties rose from 836.

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

Collisions in 2010
698
Up 18% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
961
Up 15% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Swansea in 2010 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious588.3%
  • Slight63691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious707.3%
  • Slight88792%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 698, up 18% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (18%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday97 (14%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.9%)
  • February49 (7%)
  • March53 (7.6%)
  • April66 (9.5%)
  • May59 (8.5%)
  • June65 (9.3%)
  • July52 (7.4%)
  • August65 (9.3%)
  • September64 (9.2%)
  • October66 (9.5%)
  • November62 (8.9%)
  • December49 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight539 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds522 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded74 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry537 (77%)
  • Wet or damp124 (18%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.4%)
  • Snow11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph596 (85%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph29 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (22%)
  • Roundabout84 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant653 (68%)
  • Pedestrian138 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20157 (16%)
  • 21 to 25141 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (17%)
  • 36 to 45131 (14%)
  • 46 to 55106 (11%)
  • 56 to 6572 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.2%)
  • Over 7531 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (57%)
  • Passenger280 (29%)
  • Pedestrian138 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,078 (82%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 57th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2010

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2010, with 95 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2010

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2010: 45, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067456304
2ndA483384802
3rdA4118334114
4thM4263802
5thA48223601
6thB4290172103
7thA4217131600
8thB4603122201
9thA4216111300
10thA484101411
11thB4296101100
12thB429591201
13thB448961101
14thB44364501
15thA42403500
16thB42712200
17thB42912200
18thB46202200
19thA40641200
20thA40651100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2010

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 491.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2010

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2010: 241.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years