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A4070 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 collisions on the A4070 from 1979 to 2003, with 294 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 33 serious, and 5 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A4070 was on 14 October 2003.

Collisions since 1979
212
3,168th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
294
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
33
37 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
14 Oct 2003
Busiest year
1985
18 collisions

Crash severity on the A4070

On the A4070, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2003

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight17583%

Where the A4070 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,168th
Most casualties
3,145th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,510th

A4070 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4070 peaked at 18 in 1985, and none have been recorded since 2003.

Collisions and casualties on the A4070, 1979 to 2003

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200311
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199722
199612
199500
199489
199367
19921213
19911522
19901322
19891722
19881620
19871517
19861523
19851828
19841519
1983810
19821122
19811826
19801116
19791013

When crashes happen on the A4070

Thursday has the most collisions on the A4070 (40), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (49).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (19%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (2.8%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (3.3%)
  • 6am to 9am30 (14%)
  • 9am to noon28 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm37 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm49 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm29 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight26 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8%)
  • February16 (7.5%)
  • March17 (8%)
  • April15 (7.1%)
  • May19 (9%)
  • June16 (7.5%)
  • July16 (7.5%)
  • August20 (9.4%)
  • September13 (6.1%)
  • October27 (13%)
  • November16 (7.5%)
  • December20 (9.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight148 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4070 crashes

On the A4070, 72% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (72%)
  • 40 mph28 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph29 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (63%)
  • Wet or damp73 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4070 crashes

Car occupants make up 63% of the people killed or injured on the A4070, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (16%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (77%)
  • Motorcycle44 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (19%)
  • 21 to 2554 (18%)
  • 26 to 3556 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.1%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (59%)
  • Passenger82 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A4070

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A4070

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4070 crashes by council area

Of the 212 collisions on the A4070, 211 were in Swansea.

Collisions on the A4070 in each area, 1979 to 2003
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwansea211293433

A4070 crashes by town

Collisions on the A4070 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Loughor (55) and Gorseinon (38).

Latest recorded crashes on the A4070

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A4070, from 22 May 1992 to 14 October 2003.

Severity