Official DfT STATS19 Data
Cardiff Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Cardiff from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,345 collisions, ranked #124 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,345
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
12
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
170
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,722
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 272 | 1 | 38 | 233 | 348 |
| 2024 | 240 | 1 | 24 | 215 | 330 |
| 2023 | 293 | 5 | 36 | 252 | 362 |
| 2022 | 275 | 4 | 36 | 235 | 373 |
| 2021 | 265 | 1 | 36 | 228 | 309 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Cardiff
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Cardiff on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Cardiff — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Cardiff?
Cardiff recorded 1,345 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 12 fatal and 170 serious collisions, with 1,722 total casualties. It ranks #124 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Cardiff accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.