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Swansea road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2014, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2013 (473), and casualties fell from 646.

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

Collisions in 2014
448
Down 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
603
Down 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2014

1.1% of collisions in Swansea in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight38486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight53188%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 448, down 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (18%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.1%)
  • February33 (7.4%)
  • March48 (11%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May35 (7.8%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August33 (7.4%)
  • September28 (6.3%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November44 (9.8%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (70%)
  • Wet or damp123 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2%)
  • 30 mph351 (78%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (61%)
  • Pedestrian89 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (10%)
  • Cyclist36 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5591 (15%)
  • 56 to 6563 (10%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (59%)
  • Passenger156 (26%)
  • Pedestrian89 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 104th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2014

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2014, with 46 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2014

The A4118 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2014: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4118435706
2ndA4067395202
3rdA483264403
4thM4244114
5thB4603212303
6thA48202601
7thB4290161903
8thB4295121904
9thA4216111100
10thB429691600
11thA42177902
12thB44897702
13thA4846701
14thB42715602
15thB443651102
16thA42404700
17thB42914701
18thB46204401
19thB44333500
20thB45933601

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2014

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 287.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2014

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2014: 125.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years