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A4217 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 collisions on the A4217 from 1979 to 2025, with 619 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 52 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A4217, up 100% from 1 in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
448
2,133rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
619
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
52
58 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up 200% on 2024

Crash severity on the A4217

On the A4217, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight39187%

Where the A4217 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,133rd
Most casualties
2,092nd
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,914th

A4217 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4217 peaked at 22 in 2005 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4217, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202333
202200
202134
202023
201968
201844
20171117
20161011
20151014
201479
20131217
20121021
20111330
20101316
200977
200879
200757
20061019
20052234
20041010
20031319
20021417
2001911
20001114
199922
19981216
199733
199644
199512
199468
19931625
19921314
19911316
19902130
19892226
19882030
19871315
1986912
19851826
19841011
198378
19821320
1981914
198078
19791421

When crashes happen on the A4217

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A4217 (81), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (113).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (3.3%)
  • 3am to 6am13 (2.9%)
  • 6am to 9am45 (10%)
  • 9am to noon63 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm89 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm113 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm67 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight43 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.5%)
  • February33 (7.4%)
  • March35 (7.8%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May34 (7.6%)
  • June30 (6.7%)
  • July33 (7.4%)
  • August41 (9.2%)
  • September37 (8.3%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November52 (12%)
  • December40 (8.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight306 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4217 crashes

On the A4217, 82% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph367 (82%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4217 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the A4217, followed by pedestrians (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (70%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car698 (82%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.1%)
  • Other20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4%)
  • 16 to 20110 (18%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 35140 (23%)
  • 36 to 4580 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (59%)
  • Passenger172 (28%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4217

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4217

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4217 crashes by council area

Of the 448 collisions on the A4217, 447 were in Swansea.

Collisions on the A4217 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwansea447618552

A4217 crashes by town

Of the 448 collisions on the A4217, 252 were in the built-up area of Swansea.

Recent crashes on the A4217

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4217, from 15 September 2017 to 28 June 2025.

Severity