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Swansea road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Swansea in 2025, and 140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2024 (138), and casualties fell from 172.

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

Collisions in 2025
107
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
140
Down 19% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Swansea in 2025

1.9% of collisions in Swansea in 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 11% in Swansea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious2019%
  • Slight8579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2014%
  • Slight11884%

Swansea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swansea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,122 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 107, down 22% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 107
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (13%)
  • Tuesday9 (8.4%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday20 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (20%)
  • Sunday17 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (5.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.4%)
  • February8 (7.5%)
  • March7 (6.5%)
  • April11 (10%)
  • May6 (5.6%)
  • June10 (9.3%)
  • July7 (6.5%)
  • August13 (12%)
  • September8 (7.5%)
  • October7 (6.5%)
  • November11 (10%)
  • December10 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (78%)
  • Wet or damp23 (21%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (50%)
  • 30 mph26 (24%)
  • 40 mph12 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swansea in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (16%)
  • Pedestrian19 (14%)
  • Cyclist14 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (5%)
  • 16 to 2022 (16%)
  • 21 to 2513 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3527 (19%)
  • 36 to 4521 (15%)
  • 46 to 5514 (10%)
  • 56 to 6512 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider91 (65%)
  • Passenger30 (21%)
  • Pedestrian19 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car129 (69%)
  • Motorcycle24 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swansea in 2025

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2025 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Swansea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swansea ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swansea had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2025.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swansea in 2025

Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swansea in 2025, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Swansea with the most crashes in 2025

The A4067 had the most collisions in Swansea in 2025: 12, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swansea, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067121804
2ndA48381203
3rdA41187701
4thB429571301
5thM46801
6thB44894401
7thA42163300
8thA483601
9thA4843420
10thB46033401
11thA42172300
12thB42902200
13thB46202200
14thA4741300
15thB44361100

Towns in Swansea: crashes in 2025

Swansea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 61.

Postcode districts in Swansea: crashes in 2025

SA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swansea in 2025: 36.

Latest crashes in Swansea in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Swansea in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Swansea road accidents in other years