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SA5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,060 road traffic collisions in the SA5 postcode district, Swansea, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 563 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 37% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
5,060
548th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,604
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
69 people killed
Serious collisions
563
658 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 37% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SA5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal651.3%
  • Serious56311%
  • Slight4,43288%

What the data shows

  • SA5 had 365 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 968 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in SA5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,150 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA5, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in SA5.

Where SA5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
548th
Most casualties
562nd
Most fatal collisions
797th
Most serious collisions
1,320th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday765 (15%)
  • Tuesday704 (14%)
  • Wednesday747 (15%)
  • Thursday764 (15%)
  • Friday796 (16%)
  • Saturday689 (14%)
  • Sunday595 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,598 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,098 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit142 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting136 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,016 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway727 (14%)
  • Roundabout227 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (1%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph40 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph4,442 (88%)
  • 40 mph207 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph33 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph180 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph157 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,805 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds773 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds109 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds96 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded166 (3.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,951 (60%)
  • Pedestrian1,211 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist643 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist301 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant215 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant124 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant67 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA5 peaked at 188 in 1994; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251723
20242732
20233041
20222932
20213344
20203141
20194359
20183439
20174757
20167493
201574107
20148097
201378110
201281125
2011104146
201094133
200985103
2008108137
2007132184
2006132186
2005115153
2004125166
2003110152
2002131169
2001141191
2000104142
1999123164
1998120174
1997129165
1996183257
1995138189
1994188243
1993134166
1992148192
1991165199
1990182229
1989174212
1988152196
1987142182
198698124
1985135162
1984126152
1983119156
1982118145
1981133176
1980150183
1979144176

Map of recent crashes in SA5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA5

The 24 most recent collisions in SA5 happened between 21 October 2024 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA5

The A483 has the most collisions in SA5, 743 of 5,060 (15%), followed by the B4489 (395).

Collisions in SA5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4837431,0491574
2ndB4489395476256
3rdB4295221283446
4thM4156255711
5thA4810313337
6thA4216819617
7thA4070476038
8thB4620273513
9thA484244010
10thA4067172201
11thA41185500
12thA42174601
13thB42604802
14thB42904500
15thB42963300
16thB44363300

Council area for SA5

SA5 is in Swansea, where police recorded 32,043 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SA5 accounts for 16% of them.

Towns in SA5

Collisions in SA5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Swansea (3,936) and Gowerton and Waunarlwydd (234).