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CF24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,891 road traffic collisions in the CF24 postcode district, Cardiff, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 758 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, up 39% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
6,891
196th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,678
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
60 people killed
Serious collisions
758
842 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Up 39% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Up 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CF24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal600.9%
  • Serious75811%
  • Slight6,07388%

What the data shows

  • CF24 had 594 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 1,226 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in CF24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 971 children under 16 were killed or injured in CF24, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in CF24.

Where CF24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
196th
Most casualties
244th
Most fatal collisions
928th
Most serious collisions
823rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday960 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,004 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,001 (15%)
  • Thursday1,072 (16%)
  • Friday1,186 (17%)
  • Saturday951 (14%)
  • Sunday717 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,588 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,976 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown137 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit118 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,486 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway1,002 (15%)
  • Roundabout201 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (1%)
  • Not recorded134 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph188 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph6,515 (95%)
  • 40 mph165 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,163 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,179 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds164 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds84 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other115 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded142 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,122 (47%)
  • Pedestrian2,058 (24%)
  • Cyclist1,076 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist720 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant272 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant181 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant130 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant44 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CF24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CF24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CF24 peaked at 238 in 1988; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254657
20243339
20236074
20225060
20214750
20204860
20196275
20186985
201786100
201693109
201598130
2014115145
2013108159
2012113145
2011115198
2010121176
2009113137
2008136162
2007158234
2006149189
2005185247
2004168211
2003177229
2002185252
2001177211
2000136191
1999181233
1998193239
1997155203
1996152193
1995170205
1994198243
1993188225
1992193240
1991160205
1990223271
1989222265
1988238289
1987205251
1986166217
1985198236
1984198253
1983205239
1982233274
1981185227
1980206239
1979174206

Map of recent crashes in CF24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CF24

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CF24

The 24 most recent collisions in CF24 happened between 2 June and 31 December 2025.

Crashes by road in CF24

The A4161 has the most collisions in CF24, 1,100 of 6,891 (16%), followed by the A469 (623).

Collisions in CF24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41611,1001,48613141
2ndA469623767667
3rdB4261322377223
4thA4160144189122
5thB4487138156214
6thA48537916
7thA4232426001
8thA47081101
9thA423471701
10thA41194601
11thA41063300

Council area for CF24

CF24 is in Cardiff, where police recorded 43,003 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CF24 accounts for 16% of them.

Town in CF24

Of the 6,891 collisions in CF24, 6,701 (97%) were in Cardiff.