Slight
Polestar 2 crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 15 Feb 2025, 21:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500130
Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4BT area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 458 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Ely ward, Cardiff, from 2001 to 2025, with 586 casualties. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 40 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 7 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 458
- 1,414th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 586
- 1.28 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 8
- 9 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 7 in 2024
Crash severity at the CF5 4BT hotspot
48 of the 458 collisions here (10%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal81.7%
- Serious408.7%
- Slight41090%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 9
- Seriously injured
- 44
- Slightly injured
- 533
- All casualties
- 586
Accidents by year at the CF5 4BT hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 35 in 2001, against an average of 18 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CF5 4BT hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 | 19 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
| 2016 | 14 | 17 |
| 2015 | 24 | 29 |
| 2014 | 22 | 31 |
| 2013 | 15 | 17 |
| 2012 | 10 | 14 |
| 2011 | 22 | 30 |
| 2010 | 24 | 31 |
| 2009 | 25 | 36 |
| 2008 | 26 | 29 |
| 2007 | 16 | 22 |
| 2006 | 23 | 29 |
| 2005 | 32 | 38 |
| 2004 | 32 | 44 |
| 2003 | 34 | 41 |
| 2002 | 28 | 35 |
| 2001 | 35 | 46 |
Map of crashes at the CF5 4BT hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CF5 4BT.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4BT area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CF5 4BT 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.
Towns near the CF5 4BT hotspot
450 of the 458 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Cardiff.
Accident hotspots near CF5 4BT
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1AQ area, 1 km away, with 250 collisions.
- Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1AQ area1 km away, 342 casualties250 collisions
- Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5HP area1.2 km away, 347 casualties274 collisions
- Ely, Cardiff, CF5 4JF area1.3 km away, 94 casualties70 collisions
- Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3PF area1.3 km away, 185 casualties144 collisions
- Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8DZ area1.9 km away, 111 casualties79 collisions
- Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1FP area2 km away, 505 casualties385 collisions
- Llandaff North, Cardiff, CF14 2JQ area2.2 km away, 175 casualties138 collisions
- Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YB area2.2 km away, 517 casualties368 collisions
All 458 crashes at the CF5 4BT hotspot
Newest first, from 16 January 2001 to 15 February 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 31 Jan 2025, 19:24
- Peugeot 3008, Ford Fiesta and Mercedes A Class
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2025622500095
- Slight
MG ZS crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 17 Jan 2025, 09:15
- MG ZS and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500233
- Slight
Nissan Ariya crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 8 Jan 2025, 18:07
- Nissan Ariya and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025622500061
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 31 Dec 2024, 12:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622500021
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 21 Dec 2024, 16:39
- Ford Fiesta and an electric motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400881
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 16 Nov 2024, 19:46
- Nissan Note and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400804
- Serious
Car crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 16 Jul 2024, 20:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400513
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 17 Apr 2024, 11:31
- Volkswagen Sharan and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400269
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 12 Mar 2024, 18:25
- Citroen C1 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400169
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 2 Jan 2024, 09:30
- Ford Transit Connect and Volvo S60
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400017
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 22 Oct 2023, 15:53
- Ford Kuga and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300885
- Serious
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 4 Sep 2023, 18:29
- Ford Transit Connect and an electric motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300746
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 18 Aug 2023, 10:22
- Volkswagen Polo and BMW S 1000
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300721
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 3 Aug 2023, 01:25
- Toyota Yaris and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023622300645
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 2 Jul 2023, 13:19
- Renault Clio and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023622300551
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 30 Mar 2023, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300287
- Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 20 Mar 2023, 18:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300497
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 20 Jan 2023, 21:20
- Toyota Auris and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023622300094
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 13 Jan 2023, 02:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300072
- Slight
Scania crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 3 Jan 2023, 11:34
- Scania and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300058
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 2 Jan 2023, 12:55
- Kia Sportage, Ford Transit Custom and Nissan Qashqai
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023622300036
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 30 Oct 2022, 20:43
- Hyundai i10 and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200838
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 26 Oct 2022, 10:43
- Vauxhall Mokka and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022622200808
- Serious
MG ZS crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 20 Oct 2022, 07:49
- MG ZS and Volkswagen T-Cross
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022622200798
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 5 Sep 2022, 13:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200689
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 11 May 2022, 16:54
- Ford Fiesta and Renault Captur
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022622200386
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 9 May 2022, 17:34
- Vauxhall Astra and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200378
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 28 Apr 2022, 18:33
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2022622200338
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 31 Mar 2022, 19:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200278
- Slight
Seat Ateca crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 25 Feb 2022, 22:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200197
- Slight
Peugeot Horizon crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 25 Jan 2022, 17:33
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2022622200098
- Slight
MG 3 crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 17 Jan 2022, 06:38
- MG 3 and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200124
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 11 Jan 2022, 20:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200076
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 9 Jan 2022, 01:07
- Ford Fiesta and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200032
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 24 Dec 2021, 10:59
- Renault Captur and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622200060
- Slight
Renault Kangoo crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 26 Nov 2021, 07:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100921
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 18 Oct 2021, 07:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100809
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 14 Jul 2021, 19:28
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100532
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 14 Jun 2021, 09:47
- Honda Jazz and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100441
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 10 Apr 2021, 16:22
- Renault Clio and Mercedes GLC Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100230
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A4161 in Cardiff, 27 Aug 2020, 21:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000763
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 19 Aug 2020, 15:53
- Vauxhall Corsa, Citroen DS3 and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000738
- Serious
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on an unclassified road in Cardiff, 22 Dec 2019, 22:21
- Yamaha YZF R125 and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019622000016
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 19 Dec 2019, 12:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901641
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 12 Dec 2019, 07:04
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901621
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 10 Dec 2019, 16:36
- Ford Focus, Fiat Panda and Volkswagen Passat
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901609
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A48 in Cardiff, 3 Oct 2019, 07:19
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901271