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Clydach road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 679 road traffic collisions in Clydach, Swansea, from 1979 to 2025, and 862 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 93 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
679
968th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
862
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
93
103 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Clydach

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious9314%
  • Slight57785%

What the data shows

  • Clydach had 41 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 64% fewer than the 114 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Clydach were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 138 children under 16 were killed or injured in Clydach, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Clydach.

Where Clydach ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
968th
Most casualties
957th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,188th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (13%)
  • Friday111 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (17%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway636 (94%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph657 (97%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds526 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant450 (52%)
  • Pedestrian186 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Clydach road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Clydach, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Clydach peaked at 35 in 1987; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202433
202355
202222
202144
202077
201934
201824
2017913
201647
2015911
201469
2013911
20121617
201189
20101718
20091217
2008913
20071315
20061519
20051217
20041618
20032231
20021020
200133
20001417
19991321
1998913
19971517
19962636
19951617
19942126
19932244
19922125
19911314
19901218
19891625
19882432
19873538
19862733
19853234
19842533
19832426
19822226
19813140
19801317
19793031

Map of recent crashes in Clydach

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Clydach

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Clydach

The 24 most recent collisions in Clydach happened between 23 October 2019 and 12 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Clydach

The A4067 has the most collisions in Clydach, 170 of 679 (25%), followed by the B4603 (107).

Collisions in Clydach on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067170205330
2ndB4603107146313
3rdB4291233232
4thA40693300

Council areas covering Clydach

Collisions in Clydach were recorded in 2 council areas. Swansea has 538 of 679 (79%).

Collisions in Clydach by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwansea538684774
2ndNeath Port Talbot141178219

Postcode districts in Clydach

Collisions in Clydach were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by SA6 (502) and SA8 (151).