Recorded road collisions by speed limit and local authority

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [p] = provisional, [r] = revised, [t] = total.

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Data valuesData descriptionDateAreaSeveritySpeed limitBy highways agency
45 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)60 mphCounty Roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)60 mphCounty Roads
4 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)20 mphAll roads
26 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)50 mphAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)30 mphAll roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)50 mphAll roads
2 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)30 mphTrunk Roads
4 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)20 mphCounty Roads
41 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)70 mphTrunk Roads
8 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)50 mphTrunk Roads
53 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)60 mphAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)30 mphCounty Roads
50 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)30 mphCounty Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)50 mphTrunk Roads
6 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)70 mphTrunk Roads
50 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)30 mphCounty Roads
7 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)60 mphCounty Roads
76 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)TotalAll roads
30 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)40 mphAll roads
6 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)70 mphCounty Roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)20 mphAll roads
18 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)50 mphCounty Roads
3 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)50 mphCounty Roads
8 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)60 mphTrunk Roads
55 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)70 mphAll roads
560 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)TotalAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)60 mphCounty Roads
2 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)TotalAll roads
50 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)30 mphAll roads
4 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)50 mphCounty Roads
4 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)50 mphAll roads
2 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)70 mphCounty Roads
9 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)TotalTrunk Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)20 mphAll roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)40 mphAll roads
4 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)50 mphAll roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)70 mphTrunk Roads
8 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)TotalTrunk Roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)30 mphTrunk Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)40 mphTrunk Roads
22 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)50 mphAll roads
46 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)60 mphAll roads
417 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)TotalCounty Roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)20 mphCounty Roads
385 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)30 mphAll roads
36 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)40 mphAll roads
53 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)30 mphCounty Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)70 mphAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)20 mphCounty Roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)TotalAll roads
8 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)70 mphCounty Roads
47 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)70 mphTrunk Roads
489 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)TotalCounty Roads
71 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)TotalTrunk Roads
2 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)30 mphTrunk Roads
6 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)40 mphAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)60 mphAll roads
2 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)TotalCounty Roads
55 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)30 mphAll roads
6 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)40 mphCounty Roads
6 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)40 mphCounty Roads
6 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)40 mphAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)40 mphCounty Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)50 mphTrunk Roads
7 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)60 mphCounty Roads
7 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)60 mphAll roads
8 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)70 mphAll roads
72 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)TotalCounty Roads
81 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)TotalAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)20 mphCounty Roads
52 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)30 mphAll roads
5 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)40 mphCounty Roads
3 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)50 mphCounty Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)50 mphTrunk Roads
7 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)60 mphAll roads
2 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)70 mphCounty Roads
7 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)70 mphAll roads
68 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySeriously injured (of collision)TotalCounty Roads
3 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)30 mphAll roads
325 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)30 mphCounty Roads
330 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)30 mphAll roads
29 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)40 mphCounty Roads
15 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)50 mphCounty Roads
7 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)50 mphTrunk Roads
38 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)60 mphCounty Roads
8 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)60 mphTrunk Roads
3 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)30 mphCounty Roads
47 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)70 mphAll roads
62 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)TotalTrunk Roads
479 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthoritySlightly injured (of collision)TotalAll roads
378 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)30 mphCounty Roads
7 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)30 mphTrunk Roads
35 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)40 mphCounty Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityAll severities (of collision)40 mphTrunk Roads
4 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)TotalCounty Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)20 mphAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)40 mphAll roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)70 mphTrunk Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ1 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKilled (of collision)TotalTrunk Roads
1 [t]Number of collisionsQ2 2015South Wales Police AuthorityKSI (of collision)60 mphTrunk Roads
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Main information

Most recent update
25 September 2025
Next update expected
October 2025
Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Welsh Government
Data source
No specific source from data provider

Data notes

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

The number of police-recorded road collisions by speed limit, severity of accident, date and police force area

Data collection or calculation

The police compile statistical data about road traffic accidents and casualties (called Stats19 data) for the Welsh Government and the Department for Transport (DfT). This follows police attendance at accidents that involve any personal injury, together with members of the public reporting personal injury accidents directly to the police. The figures are based on information available to the Welsh Government 14 weeks after the end of the latest quarter. The Stats19 data are a set of numeric and alphabet characters. A casualty is defined as, a person killed or injured in an accident. One accident may give rise to several casualties. Casualties and accidents are subdivided into killed, seriously injured and slightly injured categories. Casualties reported as killed include only those cases where death occurs in less than 30 days as a result of the accident. They do not include those who died as a result of natural causes (e.g. heart attack) rather than as a result of the accident, nor do they include confirmed suicides.

Statistical quality

The figures shown may change in future if there are late amendments. Similarly, the figures for earlier years may differ from those previously published. The figures cover only road accidents reported to the police involving personal injury. This data is obtained from administrative sources and thus may be affected by changes in procedures within those systems. There is some possibility of under-reporting and under-recording as well as for the misclassification of accidents though these are minimised by local authorities and the Welsh Government conducting a number of data validations. For example, Welsh Government data analysts may query the location of an accident with a police force when the grid reference of an accident is in a different local authority to the one specified in the data return. These issues are discussed in more detail in a Statistical Article ‘Quality Report for Welsh Road Casualties’. This article also summarises the sources and methods used to compile the road accident and casualty figures for Wales. It also reviews the quality of the resulting figures in terms of the six dimensions of statistical quality of the European Statistical System. The aim is to provide background information about road casualty statistics for Wales in a single document for all users of the published statistics. It is available from the following link: https://www.gov.wales/road-casualties-quality-report

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Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.transport@gov.wales

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