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Swansea road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2019, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2018 (266), and casualties rose from 332.

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

Collisions in 2019
288
Up 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
378
Up 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2019

2.4% of collisions in Swansea in 2019 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight25087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious349%
  • Slight33789%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 288, up 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 288
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday33 (11%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March26 (9%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June25 (8.7%)
  • July24 (8.3%)
  • August20 (6.9%)
  • September19 (6.6%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November27 (9.4%)
  • December15 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (72%)
  • Wet or damp80 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph211 (73%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (18%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (60%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (21%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.1%)
  • Over 7521 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (62%)
  • Passenger86 (23%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (79%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had the 143rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2019

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2019, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2019

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2019: 36, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067364913
2ndA4118232702
3rdM4222921
4thB4489131803
5thA48111511
6thA483111801
7thB460391002
8thA421681000
9thA42176811
10thB42906600
11thB42955602
12thB42965501
13thB44364500
14thA4843400
15thB45932300
16thB46202201
17thA42401100
18thB42471300
19thB42711101
20thB42911100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2019

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 190.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2019

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2019: 99.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2019, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2019.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years