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Swansea road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2017, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2016 (431), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 2017
333
Down 23% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
428
Down 24% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Swansea in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight27984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight37187%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 333, down 23% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 333
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday72 (22%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (11%)
  • February24 (7.2%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April34 (10%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June33 (9.9%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August18 (5.4%)
  • September20 (6%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November30 (9%)
  • December21 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (75%)
  • Wet or damp77 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph263 (79%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph21 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (18%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (62%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (21%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7527 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (64%)
  • Passenger98 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (78%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 130th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2017

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2017, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2017

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2017: 33, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067334115
2ndA4118213102
3rdA483213101
4thM4202903
5thA48182000
6thB4603162312
7thA4216121500
8thB4489121501
9thA4217111701
10thA4240101212
11thB429681000
12thB42956700
13thA4845510
14thB42905700
15thB42915700
16thB44364401
17thB46203400
18thB45932201
19thB45601101

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2017

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 206.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2017

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2017: 97.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years