2018 Data

25/9/2019

Police Recorded Road Accidents 2018 (Revised)

Statistics for 2018 were first published on 27 June 2019. Revised statistics, showing a higher number of fatalities than had initially been published, were issued on 25 September 2019.

Key points

• In 2018 police forces in Wales recorded 4,222 road accidents involving personal injury, 326 fewer (7.2% lower) than in 2017.
• These recorded accidents resulted in 5,768 casualties, 426 fewer than in 2017.
• There has been a long term fall in personal injury road accidents recorded by police forces in Wales.
• In recent years the number of accidents resulting in serious injury or fatalities has been relatively stable, with the overall decline in accidents accounted for by a continued fall in ‘slight’ injury accidents.

Within the 5,768 casualties:

• 108 people were killed, 7 more (6.9% higher) than in 2017
• 1,029 people were seriously injured, 70 higher (7.3% more) than in 2017.
• 4,631 people were slightly injured, 503 fewer (9.8% fewer) than 2017.

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2/7/2019

Police Recorded Road Accidents 2018

Information on severity of injury and type of road user.

Key points

• In 2018 police forces in Wales recorded 4,215 road accidents involving personal injury, 333 fewer (7.3% lower) than in 2017.
• These recorded accidents resulted in 5,759 casualties, 435 fewer than in 2017.
• There has been a long term fall in personal injury road accidents recorded by police forces in Wales.
• In recent years the number of accidents resulting in serious injury or fatalities has been relatively stable, with the overall decline in accidents accounted for by a continued fall in ‘slight’ injury accidents.

Within the 5,759 casualties:

• 103 people were killed, 2 more (2.0% higher) than in 2017
• 1,028 people were seriously injured, 69 higher (7.2% more) than in 2017.
• 4,628 people were slightly injured, 506 fewer (19.4% fewer) than 2017.

2018 Data

2/7/2019

Damweiniau ffyrdd wedi’u cofnodi gan yr heddlu 2018

Gwybodaeth am ddifrifoldeb yr anafiadau a'r math o ddefnyddiwr ffordd.

Pwyntiau allweddol

• Yn 2018 cofnododd heddluoedd yng Nghymru 4,215 o ddamweiniau ffyrdd a oedd yn cynnwys niwed personol, 333 yn llai (7.3% yn is) nag yn 2017.
• Arweiniodd y damweiniau hyn at 5,759 o anafusion, 435 yn llai nag yn 2017
• Mae nifer y damweiniau ffyrdd a achosodd niwed personol a gafodd eu cofnodi gan heddluoedd yng Nghymru wedi gostwng dros y tymor hir.
• Yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf mae nifer y damweiniau a arweiniodd at niwed difrifol neu farwolaeth wedi bod yn weddol sefydlog, gyda'r gostyngiad cyffredinol yn nifer y damweiniau'n cael ei briodoli i'r gostyngiad parhaus yn nifer y damweiniau sy'n achosi mân anafiadau.

O fewn y 5,759 anafiadau:

• Cafodd 103 o bobl eu lladd, 2 yn fwy (2.0% yn uwch) nag yn 2017.
• Cafodd 1,028 o bobl anafiad difrifol, 69 yn fwy (7.2% yn uwch) nag yn 2017.
• Cafodd 4,628 o bobl fân anafiadau, 506 yn llai ( 19.4% yn llai) nag yn 2017.