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Swansea road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2011, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (698), and casualties fell from 961.

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

Collisions in 2011
618
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
899
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Swansea in 2011 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious619.9%
  • Slight55289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious728%
  • Slight82291%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 618, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.1%)
  • February51 (8.3%)
  • March55 (8.9%)
  • April52 (8.4%)
  • May51 (8.3%)
  • June59 (9.5%)
  • July54 (8.7%)
  • August47 (7.6%)
  • September48 (7.8%)
  • October53 (8.6%)
  • November50 (8.1%)
  • December48 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded61 (9.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (77%)
  • Wet or damp135 (22%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph523 (85%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph26 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph26 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (21%)
  • Roundabout52 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant600 (67%)
  • Pedestrian132 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist36 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20151 (17%)
  • 21 to 25130 (14%)
  • 26 to 35159 (18%)
  • 36 to 45132 (15%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider464 (52%)
  • Passenger303 (34%)
  • Pedestrian132 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (80%)
  • Motorcycle58 (5%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 72nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2011

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2011, with 88 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2011

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2011: 58, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067588804
2ndA4118396216
3rdA483305911
4thM4274101
5thA48152603
6thA4216131700
7thA4217133002
8thB4295131602
9thB4603131700
10thA4240101402
11thB448991302
12thB429681811
13thA48471301
14thB429071201
15thB46205800
16thB42712600
17thB42911200
18thB44331100
19thB44361100
20thB45931100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2011

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 444.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2011

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2011: 212.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years