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CF23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,687 road traffic collisions in the CF23 postcode district, Cardiff, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 570 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 25% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
4,687
650th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,252
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
48 people killed
Serious collisions
570
648 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CF23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471%
  • Serious57012%
  • Slight4,07087%

What the data shows

  • CF23 had 416 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 947 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in CF23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 792 children under 16 were killed or injured in CF23, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in CF23.

Where CF23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
650th
Most casualties
636th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,299th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday667 (14%)
  • Tuesday745 (16%)
  • Wednesday677 (14%)
  • Thursday731 (16%)
  • Friday790 (17%)
  • Saturday603 (13%)
  • Sunday474 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,355 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,080 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown80 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit78 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,774 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway1,032 (22%)
  • Roundabout702 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road103 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded76 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph56 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,671 (78%)
  • 40 mph125 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph194 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph93 (2%)
  • 70 mph547 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,546 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds731 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds115 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other79 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded130 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,083 (65%)
  • Pedestrian746 (12%)
  • Cyclist568 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist487 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant113 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CF23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CF23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CF23 peaked at 154 in 1994; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253549
20242846
20233753
20222433
20214450
20202931
20194864
20184867
20176069
20166381
20157898
20146895
201384114
201272107
201186132
201095142
2009103147
2008102143
2007133187
2006126195
2005140184
2004113190
2003130173
2002138197
2001137187
2000101145
1999113161
1998109149
1997134171
1996138173
1995134179
1994154206
1993107148
1992114145
1991136174
1990137168
1989140176
1988132157
1987122158
1986101131
1985105125
1984125147
1983111135
1982114140
1981115155
1980108130
1979116145

Map of recent crashes in CF23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CF23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CF23

The 24 most recent collisions in CF23 happened between 14 April and 30 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CF23

The A48 has the most collisions in CF23, 648 of 4,687 (14%), followed by the A4161 (275).

Collisions in CF23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA486481,0081470
2ndA4161275377426
3rdM413020829
4thA423210414809
5thB4487222902
6thA469131504
7thB456261100
8thA40554401

Council area for CF23

CF23 is in Cardiff, where police recorded 43,003 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CF23 accounts for 11% of them.

Town in CF23

Of the 4,687 collisions in CF23, 3,410 (73%) were in Cardiff.