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Bridgend road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1979, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,429 collisions in Bridgend.

Collisions in 1979
442
Casualties in 1979
570
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Bridgend in 1979 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious9521%
  • Slight33476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious11821%
  • Slight43777%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 442.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (19%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.4%)
  • February32 (7.2%)
  • March26 (5.9%)
  • April36 (8.1%)
  • May43 (9.7%)
  • June37 (8.4%)
  • July39 (8.8%)
  • August39 (8.8%)
  • September52 (12%)
  • October24 (5.4%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (60%)
  • Wet or damp148 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.3%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (71%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph87 (20%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (22%)
  • Pedestrian121 (21%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20153 (27%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (51%)
  • Passenger158 (28%)
  • Pedestrian121 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (61%)
  • Motorcycle126 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bridgend

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bridgend ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1979.

Collisions
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1979

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1979: 61, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40616176110
2ndA40635464213
3rdA484161113
4thA473334113
5thB4283111314
6thA4106101304
7thB428091402
8thB428191421
9thA422981302
10thB42828902
11thA40647802
12thA409361012
13thB41816811
14thA40655701
15thB42653400
16thM42302
17thB42521210
18thB42891100
19thB45241100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1979

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 117.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1979

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1979: 124.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1979, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years