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CF10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,587 road traffic collisions in the CF10 postcode district, Cardiff, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 584 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 46% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
5,587
407th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,126
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
55 people killed
Serious collisions
584
649 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 46% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Up 50% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CF10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal530.9%
  • Serious58410%
  • Slight4,95089%

What the data shows

  • CF10 had 430 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 1,012 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 11% of collisions in CF10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 479 children under 16 were killed or injured in CF10, 6.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in CF10.

Where CF10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
407th
Most casualties
459th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,252nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday711 (13%)
  • Tuesday717 (13%)
  • Wednesday759 (14%)
  • Thursday853 (15%)
  • Friday964 (17%)
  • Saturday978 (18%)
  • Sunday605 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,600 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,721 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit108 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown107 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,411 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway1,670 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road194 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout148 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded164 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph96 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph5,321 (95%)
  • 40 mph36 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph96 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,296 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds857 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds104 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds74 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other78 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded147 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,227 (45%)
  • Pedestrian2,127 (30%)
  • Cyclist588 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist460 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant389 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant195 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant90 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CF10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CF10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CF10 peaked at 193 in 2002; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253539
20242426
20233237
20223346
20212729
20202426
20195971
20185980
201772100
20166592
20156884
20147089
201397123
20126881
201197140
201093129
2009111139
2008136183
2007130202
2006142182
2005151203
2004178236
2003180241
2002193281
2001154209
2000137190
1999190267
1998155194
1997160199
1996155190
1995167210
1994139181
1993138178
1992159208
1991129153
1990167214
1989161207
1988183209
1987146172
1986119141
1985135149
1984135170
1983139162
1982137165
1981155178
1980160179
1979123142

Map of recent crashes in CF10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CF10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CF10

The 24 most recent collisions in CF10 happened between 21 June and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CF10

The A470 has the most collisions in CF10, 859 of 5,587 (15%), followed by the A4161 (655).

Collisions in CF10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4708591,1831284
2ndA4161655791275
3rdA4055332387245
4thA4160284391539
5thA4232109153115
6thA4119105124410
7thA42348613026
8thA4871100
9thA4694401

Council area for CF10

CF10 is in Cardiff, where police recorded 43,003 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CF10 accounts for 13% of them.

Town in CF10

Of the 5,587 collisions in CF10, 5,243 (94%) were in Cardiff.