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Bridgend road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,429 road traffic collisions in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025, and 21,543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 255 were fatal and 2,097 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 67 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (72), and casualties rose from 98 to 99.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,429
112th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,543
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
255
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
67
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Bridgend

1.7% of collisions in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2551.7%
  • Serious2,09714%
  • Slight13,07785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2791.3%
  • Serious2,54012%
  • Slight18,72487%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. In 2025 there were 67, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 67
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256799
20247298
202385107
2022100140
202197124
2020114151
2019170215
2018164227
2017180252
2016237347
2015232343
2014241350
2013238330
2012237348
2011237347
2010265368
2009301444
2008309456
2007335478
2006342512
2005367576
2004394575
2003354519
2002381580
2001345501
2000408606
1999454645
1998401557
1997449614
1996450658
1995450664
1994409570
1993420582
1992420578
1991419562
1990471654
1989472614
1988469620
1987468604
1986434611
1985423563
1984452593
1983394515
1982402521
1981433585
1980425570
1979442570

When and where crashes happen in Bridgend

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,174 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,175 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,135 (14%)
  • Thursday2,167 (14%)
  • Friday2,547 (17%)
  • Saturday2,357 (15%)
  • Sunday1,874 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59655 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59258 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,578 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,159 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,720 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,036 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,519 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,504 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,137 (7.4%)
  • February1,107 (7.2%)
  • March1,247 (8.1%)
  • April1,259 (8.2%)
  • May1,322 (8.6%)
  • June1,307 (8.5%)
  • July1,385 (9%)
  • August1,340 (8.7%)
  • September1,366 (8.9%)
  • October1,346 (8.7%)
  • November1,322 (8.6%)
  • December1,291 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,044 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,925 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting863 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit317 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown234 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,782 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,237 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds362 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds315 (2%)
  • Fog or mist63 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds49 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (0.1%)
  • Other253 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded347 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,306 (67%)
  • Wet or damp4,734 (31%)
  • Frost or ice258 (1.7%)
  • Snow60 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep18 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph84 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph10,535 (68%)
  • 40 mph737 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph365 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph2,284 (15%)
  • 70 mph1,413 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,666 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway2,186 (14%)
  • Roundabout982 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road397 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded198 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bridgend

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,168 (61%)
  • Pedestrian3,519 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,995 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist1,088 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant699 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant446 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)189 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant153 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant149 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant115 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5705 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 101,186 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 151,381 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 204,138 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,803 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,661 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,659 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,921 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 651,407 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75975 (4.5%)
  • Over 75686 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,492 (53%)
  • Passenger6,532 (30%)
  • Pedestrian3,519 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,324 (76%)
  • Motorcycle1,999 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,110 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,100 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes753 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach726 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle279 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car262 (1%)
  • Minibus107 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle22 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bridgend

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bridgend

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bridgend ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had the 112th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
112th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
Joint 117th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
237thFolkestone and Hythe15,49820,6122563,247
238thRedcar and Cleveland15,47120,8502932,743
239thWoking15,44020,0131382,365
240thBridgend (this area)15,42921,5432552,097
241stNorth Kesteven15,34022,8144983,371
242ndDenbighshire15,31522,6393532,851
243rdGloucester15,27318,8631492,974

Accident hotspots in Bridgend

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend, with 545 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025: 1,471, including 19 fatal and 152 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40611,4712,10519152
2ndA40631,3861,99733225
3rdA4731,1251,61017147
4thA488721,35834160
5thM48641,39226124
6thA4064390575860
7thA41063535791056
8thB42813524901263
9thB4181316426739
10thA4229286471646
11thB4282238362542
12thB4280235334234
13thB4283134202225
14thB4265130184223
15thA4093119194318
16thA406589113110
17thB4524162411
18thB45646710
19thA41075802
20thA40682200

Towns in Bridgend

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,060.

Postcode districts in Bridgend

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025: 4,390.

Latest crashes in Bridgend

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bridgend, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 21 December 2025.

Severity