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SA6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,272 road traffic collisions in the SA6 postcode district, Swansea, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 479 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
4,272
782nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,689
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
54 people killed
Serious collisions
479
557 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SA6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal491.1%
  • Serious47911%
  • Slight3,74488%

What the data shows

  • SA6 had 307 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 64% fewer than the 856 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in SA6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 792 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA6, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in SA6.

Where SA6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
782nd
Most casualties
790th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,549th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday603 (14%)
  • Tuesday583 (14%)
  • Wednesday652 (15%)
  • Thursday680 (16%)
  • Friday717 (17%)
  • Saturday619 (14%)
  • Sunday418 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,058 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit887 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting149 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit112 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,181 (74%)
  • Roundabout503 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway478 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded53 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph26 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,515 (82%)
  • 40 mph82 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph156 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph264 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph227 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,256 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds608 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds71 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded172 (4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,584 (63%)
  • Pedestrian953 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist529 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist214 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant176 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant112 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA6 peaked at 149 in 1990; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251826
20242128
20232729
20222333
20211820
20202935
20193645
20183237
20175066
20165371
20156885
20146179
20136088
20126278
201180113
2010100140
200977116
2008111158
2007110165
2006127178
2005110160
2004118140
2003133188
2002111168
2001109148
2000111160
199999146
1998107140
1997132175
1996143184
1995120157
1994126168
1993133196
1992114154
1991101118
1990149212
1989129165
1988106140
1987113134
198695120
1985109137
1984119153
1983107122
198297124
198190107
198099122
1979129161

Map of recent crashes in SA6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA6

The 24 most recent collisions in SA6 happened between 21 August 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA6

The A4067 has the most collisions in SA6, 772 of 4,272 (18%), followed by the B4603 (427).

Collisions in SA6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40677721,0221192
2ndB4603427579456
3rdA48366493548
4thM4239387827
5thB4489446408
6thB4291304543
7thA40767810
8thB40637800
9thA40693300
10thA42173300
11thA4743400

Council area for SA6

SA6 is in Swansea, where police recorded 32,043 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SA6 accounts for 13% of them.

Towns in SA6

Collisions in SA6 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Swansea (2,801) and Clydach (502).