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Swansea road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2012, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2011 (618), and casualties fell from 899.

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

Collisions in 2012
464
Down 25% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
660
Down 27% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2012

1.7% of collisions in Swansea in 2012 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious408.6%
  • Slight41690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious426.4%
  • Slight60992%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 464, down 25% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (11%)
  • February37 (8%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April26 (5.6%)
  • May37 (8%)
  • June27 (5.8%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August45 (9.7%)
  • September33 (7.1%)
  • October37 (8%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December42 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (69%)
  • Wet or damp132 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph376 (81%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (19%)
  • Roundabout37 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (64%)
  • Pedestrian102 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (20%)
  • 21 to 25100 (15%)
  • 26 to 35111 (17%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.7%)
  • Over 7530 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (56%)
  • Passenger186 (28%)
  • Pedestrian102 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (78%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swansea ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 94th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2012

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2012, with 42 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2012

The A483 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2012: 41, including 4 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483416842
2ndA4067375001
3rdA4118374914
4thB4603212904
5thM4162311
6thB4295132411
7thB4296111102
8thA4217102101
9thA48101701
10thB4290101400
11thA421691102
12thA424091201
13thB448991201
14thB44368902
15thB462071100
16thB443341000
17thB45934401
18thA41383500
19thA4842500
20thB42712300

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2012

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 302.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2012

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2012: 144.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2012, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years