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Cardiff road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 35,839 road traffic collisions in Cardiff from 1979 to 2025, and 45,778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 401 were fatal and 4,539 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 217 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (183).

Collisions since 1979
35,839
36th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
45,778
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
401
409 people killed
Serious collisions
4,539
5,057 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
217
Up 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
275
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Cardiff

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal4011.1%
  • Serious4,53913%
  • Slight30,89986%

What the data shows

  • Cardiff had 2,759 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 6,270 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Cardiff were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 6,324 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cardiff, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Cardiff.

Where Cardiff ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
36th
Most casualties
33rd
Most fatal collisions
17th
Most serious collisions
48th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,024 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,143 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,210 (15%)
  • Thursday5,427 (15%)
  • Friday6,127 (17%)
  • Saturday5,159 (14%)
  • Sunday3,749 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24,761 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,423 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown655 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit588 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting297 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded115 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,464 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway6,315 (18%)
  • Roundabout1,732 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road573 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded755 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph14 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph707 (2%)
  • 30 mph32,258 (90%)
  • 40 mph1,983 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph185 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph223 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph466 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27,470 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,680 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds723 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds433 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds87 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist86 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.1%)
  • Other529 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded809 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant23,592 (52%)
  • Pedestrian10,526 (23%)
  • Cyclist4,581 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist3,835 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,389 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant644 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant638 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant190 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)186 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant130 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cardiff road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cardiff, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cardiff peaked at 1,174 in 1989; 2025 had 217.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 217
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025217275
2024183226
2023237289
2022217272
2021213247
2020212242
2019350435
2018306392
2017393491
2016431547
2015459590
2014506652
2013503657
2012511634
2011638939
2010613872
2009650855
20087671,016
20077851,085
20068381,113
20059341,261
20049161,221
20031,0041,323
20029961,401
20019501,246
20007681,046
19999121,247
19989011,164
19979101,185
19969181,218
19959581,207
19941,0891,404
19939741,212
19921,0841,375
19919861,259
19901,1521,429
19891,1741,456
19881,1341,352
19879901,220
19868051,010
19851,0021,192
19841,0101,219
19831,0051,193
19821,0501,256
19811,0151,241
19801,1031,333
19791,0701,279

Map of recent crashes in Cardiff

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cardiff

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cardiff

The 24 most recent collisions in Cardiff happened between 22 November and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cardiff

The A4161 has the most collisions in Cardiff, 2,623 of 35,839 (7.3%), followed by the A48 (2,182).

Collisions in Cardiff on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41612,6233,46627342
2ndA482,1823,08457329
3rdA4701,9292,69631209
4thA4691,4761,88116194
5thA41191,0491,32411151
6thA41608281,08611124
7thB44876218061490
8thA4055465563385
9thB4261327383223
10thA4054296358754
11thA4232234331615
12thB4267183222316
13thB4562118166116
14thM4111178116
15thA42349214527
16thB426289120019
17thB423986114013
18thB4258516516
19thB4488344016
20thB4623192401
21stA4050151602
22ndA40613600
23rdA40693301
24thA41063300
25thA41693300
26thB44823300

Council areas covering Cardiff

Collisions in Cardiff were recorded in 2 council areas. Cardiff has 35,767 of 35,839 (99.8%).

Collisions in Cardiff by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCardiff35,76745,6584004,528
2ndVale of Glamorgan70118111

Postcode districts in Cardiff

Collisions in Cardiff were recorded in 9 postcode districts, led by CF14 (7,058) and CF24 (6,701).