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Swansea road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2013, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2012 (464), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 2013
473
Up 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
646
Down 2% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2013

1.3% of collisions in Swansea in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight41187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious619.4%
  • Slight57990%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 473, up 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday60 (13%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.9%)
  • February41 (8.7%)
  • March35 (7.4%)
  • April27 (5.7%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June23 (4.9%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October32 (6.8%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (71%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph407 (86%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (19%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (68%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20100 (15%)
  • 21 to 25101 (16%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.4%)
  • Over 7528 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (61%)
  • Passenger168 (26%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car697 (79%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 82nd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2013

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2013, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2013

The A4067 and A4118 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2013, with 39 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067396204
2ndA4118395005
3rdA483354902
4thA48243601
5thM4193401
6thB4295182502
7thA4216151612
8thB4489152113
9thB4603152401
10thB4290131413
11thA4217121700
12thB429181110
13thB429681412
14thA42406801
15thB46206710
16thA4845902
17thA41383501
18thB44363301
19thB42472400
20thB44332601

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2013

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 305.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2013

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2013: 138.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years