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Swansea road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2021, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2020 (192), and casualties fell from 241.

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

Collisions in 2021
157
Down 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
205
Down 15% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2021

4.5% of collisions in Swansea in 2021 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.5%
  • Serious1610%
  • Slight13485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious188.8%
  • Slight18088%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 157, down 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 157
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday16 (10%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.4%)
  • February5 (3.2%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April19 (12%)
  • May26 (17%)
  • June13 (8.3%)
  • July9 (5.7%)
  • August15 (9.6%)
  • September8 (5.1%)
  • October13 (8.3%)
  • November11 (7%)
  • December10 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (75%)
  • Wet or damp39 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph118 (75%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (51%)
  • Pedestrian32 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Cyclist21 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (63%)
  • Passenger44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (70%)
  • Motorcycle27 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2021.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2021

Castle, Swansea, SA1 2DF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2021, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2021

The A483 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2021: 15, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483151822
2ndM4121910
3rdB460371003
4thA486811
5thA40675700
6thA41185700
7thB44335900
8thB44895600
9thB42954701
10thB42964500
11thA42163300
12thA42173400
13thA42403300
14thB44363300
15thB42902200
16thA1181100
17thA42301200
18thB42471100
19thB42711100
20thB46201100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2021

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 97.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2021

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2021: 45.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years