Slight
Vauxhall Viva crash on the A483 in Swansea, 27 Dec 2025, 18:40
- Vauxhall Viva and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622600012
Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 1,433 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Castle ward, Swansea, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,910 casualties. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 128 were serious.
In 2025 there were 16 collisions here, down from 19 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 1,433
- 153rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 1,910
- 1.33 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 9
- 10 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 16
- Down 16% on 2024
Crash severity at the SA1 3EL hotspot
137 of the 1,433 collisions here (9.6%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal90.6%
- Serious1288.9%
- Slight1,29690%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 10
- Seriously injured
- 137
- Slightly injured
- 1,763
- All casualties
- 1,910
Accidents by year at the SA1 3EL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 128 in 2004, against an average of 57 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SA1 3EL hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 16
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 19 | 27 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 14 |
| 2020 | 15 | 17 |
| 2019 | 33 | 44 |
| 2018 | 28 | 36 |
| 2017 | 26 | 33 |
| 2016 | 39 | 44 |
| 2015 | 34 | 49 |
| 2014 | 46 | 61 |
| 2013 | 46 | 56 |
| 2012 | 42 | 64 |
| 2011 | 88 | 131 |
| 2010 | 95 | 122 |
| 2009 | 71 | 97 |
| 2008 | 68 | 87 |
| 2007 | 95 | 142 |
| 2006 | 103 | 138 |
| 2005 | 104 | 131 |
| 2004 | 128 | 170 |
| 2003 | 124 | 165 |
| 2002 | 90 | 127 |
| 2001 | 90 | 118 |
Map of crashes at the SA1 3EL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SA1 3EL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Castle, Swansea, SA1 3EL area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the SA1 3EL hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A4067 | 219 | 308 | 0 | 14 |
| 2nd | B4290 | 186 | 253 | 2 | 20 |
| 3rd | A483 | 104 | 150 | 2 | 7 |
| 4th | A4118 | 102 | 134 | 2 | 10 |
| 5th | B4489 | 72 | 84 | 1 | 7 |
| 6th | A4217 | 26 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 7th | A484 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th | A4240 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9th | B4488 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th | A118 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11th | A4063 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12th | A4127 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13th | A48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14th | B4088 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15th | B4271 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16th | B4295 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17th | B4603 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Towns near the SA1 3EL hotspot
1,398 of the 1,433 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Swansea.
Accident hotspots near SA1 3EL
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Waterfront, Swansea, SA1 9TA area, 0.8 km away, with 67 collisions.
- Waterfront, Swansea, SA1 9TA area0.8 km away, 102 casualties67 collisions
- St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8EU area1.1 km away, 256 casualties182 collisions
- Uplands, Swansea, SA1 4JU area1.2 km away, 877 casualties672 collisions
- Townhill, Swansea, SA1 6SU area1.2 km away, 258 casualties197 collisions
- Castle, Swansea, SA1 2DF area1.5 km away, 1,016 casualties729 collisions
- Bôn-y-maen, Swansea, SA1 7AB area2.2 km away, 172 casualties126 collisions
- St Thomas, Swansea, SA1 8PA area2.3 km away, 125 casualties98 collisions
- Cockett, Swansea, SA1 6SB area2.5 km away, 383 casualties273 collisions
All 1,433 crashes at the SA1 3EL hotspot
Newest first, from 12 January 2001 to 27 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Car crash on the A4067 in Swansea, 20 Dec 2025, 20:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500820
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 18 Dec 2025, 18:58
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622600024
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 13 Dec 2025, 00:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622600216
- Slight
Hyundai Getz crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 5 Dec 2025, 20:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500804
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the B4290 in Swansea, 21 Nov 2025, 15:55
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500778
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 24 Oct 2025, 12:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500702
- Slight
MG HS crash on the A483 in Swansea, 9 Aug 2025, 16:52
- MG HS and BMW S 1000
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500585
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 27 Jul 2025, 09:55
- Ford C-Max and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500518
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the B4290 in Swansea, 23 May 2025, 16:20
- Renault Clio and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500382
- Slight
Suzuki Alto crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 18 May 2025, 17:56
- Suzuki Alto and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500383
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 6 Apr 2025, 19:52
- Audi A3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500252
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on the A4118 in Swansea, 27 Feb 2025, 17:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500219
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A4217 in Swansea, 24 Feb 2025, 16:52
- Toyota Aygo and Citroen Xsara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500270
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 21 Feb 2025, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500218
- Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 18 Jan 2025, 12:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500064
- Serious
Fiat Bravo crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 28 Dec 2024, 09:26
- Fiat Bravo and Honda Insight
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622500024
- Slight
Sym Symphony crash on the B4489 in Swansea, 11 Dec 2024, 19:46
- Sym Symphony and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400867
- Slight
Skoda Karoq crash on the A4067 in Swansea, 4 Dec 2024, 14:23
- Skoda Karoq and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400874
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 1 Dec 2024, 07:12
- Ford Kuga and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024622500035
- Slight
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on the A4067 in Swansea, 17 Nov 2024, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 7 casualties
Ref 2024622400817
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A4067 in Swansea, 13 Nov 2024, 22:17
- Volkswagen Golf and Dacia Sandero
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400824
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A4118 in Swansea, 3 Nov 2024, 18:44
- Toyota Auris and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024622400761
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 16 Aug 2024, 19:48
- Toyota Yaris and an electric motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400583
- Slight
Chevrolet Spark crash on the B4290 in Swansea, 6 Jul 2024, 20:50
- Chevrolet Spark and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400478
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 29 Jun 2024, 16:58
- A bicycle and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400493
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 21 May 2024, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622500046
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 20 May 2024, 12:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400324
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A4118 in Swansea, 2 May 2024, 15:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400421
- Slight
Volkswagen Transporter crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 15 Apr 2024, 18:19
- Volkswagen Transporter and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400444
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on the A483 in Swansea, 18 Mar 2024, 15:16
- Kia Sportage and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400277
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A4067 in Swansea, 22 Feb 2024, 18:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400119
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A483 in Swansea, 3 Feb 2024, 20:53
- Hyundai i10 and Ford Tourneo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400086
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 28 Jan 2024, 18:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400074
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A4118 in Swansea, 10 Jan 2024, 22:39
- BMW 1 Series and Honda CBF 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400030
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A483 in Swansea, 26 Oct 2023, 16:30
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300906
- Serious
Toyota Aygo crash on the A4067 in Swansea, 21 Sep 2023, 14:11
- Toyota Aygo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300825
- Slight
Taxi crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 19 Sep 2023, 11:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300891
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on the B4290 in Swansea, 5 Sep 2023, 09:17
- Alexander Dennis and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300753
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 19 Jul 2023, 14:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300605
- Serious
Volkswagen Crafter crash on the A4217 in Swansea, 8 Jun 2023, 22:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300671
- Serious
Kawasaki EX crash on the A4067 in Swansea, 19 May 2023, 21:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300439
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 6 May 2023, 21:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300499
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A4118 in Swansea, 4 May 2023, 22:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300525
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on the A483 in Swansea, 21 Apr 2023, 13:39
- Hyundai i20 and Renault Trafic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300343
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Swansea, 7 Mar 2023, 09:45
- Mercedes C Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300468
- Slight
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on the B4489 in Swansea, 6 Mar 2023, 18:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300215
- Slight
MG 3 crash on the A483 in Swansea, 29 Dec 2022, 21:40
- MG 3 and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622300014