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Swansea road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2015, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2014 (448), and casualties rose from 603.

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

Collisions in 2015
451
Up 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
621
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Swansea in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight39588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious558.9%
  • Slight56391%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 451, up 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.9%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April38 (8.4%)
  • May24 (5.3%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July35 (7.8%)
  • August43 (9.5%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December36 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (69%)
  • Wet or damp134 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph342 (76%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (21%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (63%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2066 (11%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5589 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7532 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (65%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (75%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 89th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2015

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2015, with 34 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2015

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2015: 37, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067375103
2ndA4118365306
3rdM4304911
4thA483294804
5thA48192301
6thA4216182102
7thB4603182601
8thB4290121901
9thB4489111402
10thA4217101401
11thB4291101603
12thB4295101304
13thA4847900
14thA42406700
15thA4746900
16thB46206901
17thB42965502
18thB44365701
19thB42714710
20thB44334401

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2015

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 271.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2015

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2015: 122.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years