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Swansea road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2016, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (451), and casualties fell from 621.

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

Collisions in 2016
431
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
560
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Swansea in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight37387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight49889%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 431, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 431
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday78 (18%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.8%)
  • February41 (9.5%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May24 (5.6%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July35 (8.1%)
  • August41 (9.5%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October35 (8.1%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December35 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (73%)
  • Wet or damp108 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph332 (77%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (22%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (58%)
  • Pedestrian79 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2070 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (62%)
  • Passenger133 (24%)
  • Pedestrian79 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (73%)
  • Motorcycle71 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 98th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2016

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2016, with 39 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2016

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2016: 50, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067506915
2ndA483324507
3rdM4305012
4thA4118253307
5thA48192302
6thB4603162301
7thB4489111314
8thA4217101100
9thB4295101501
10thA424091100
11thA421681401
12thB42967701
13thB42916800
14thB44366701
15thA4744401
16thA4844501
17thB42904401
18thB45934400
19thB46204401
20thA42301100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2016

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 273.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2016

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2016: 114.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years