Road collisions in Swansea

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 703 road collisions where someone was hurt on Swansea's roads from 2021 to 2025. 15 were fatal and 108 serious.

Swansea in 2025

Reported injury collisions
106
Fatal
2
Serious
20
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
8.8
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Swansea by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021716134157
2022223119144
2023133124158
2024316119138
202522084106

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

888 people were killed or injured in collisions on Swansea's roads from 2021 to 2025, 135 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Swansea's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian330138171
Cyclist0166177
E-scooter rider0369
Motorcyclist34487134
Car occupant1021426457
Van or goods vehicle occupant051621
Bus or coach occupant001313
Other0066
All road users16119753888

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph155
  • 30 mph401
  • 40 mph66
  • 50 mph32
  • 60 mph24
  • 70 mph25

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban73.1%
  • Rural26.9%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Swansea

Licensed cars kept in Swansea at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
135,801
Up 0.9% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
544
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
3.7%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
10.0%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
74,466 (54.8%)
Diesel
40,396 (29.7%)
Hybrid (petrol)
11,939 (8.8%)
Electric and other fuels
9,000 (6.6%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.