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Bridgend road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1980, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (442), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1980
425
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
570
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1980

0.7% of collisions in Bridgend in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious9623%
  • Slight32677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious11019%
  • Slight45780%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 425, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (11%)
  • February31 (7.3%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April29 (6.8%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June33 (7.8%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August39 (9.2%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October39 (9.2%)
  • November33 (7.8%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (69%)
  • Wet or damp122 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph314 (74%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph72 (17%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (24%)
  • Pedestrian117 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (31%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (12%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (49%)
  • Passenger172 (30%)
  • Pedestrian117 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (64%)
  • Motorcycle139 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Bridgend

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bridgend ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1980.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1980

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1980: 55, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061556608
2ndA40634667014
3rdA4733751011
4thA48304707
5thB4281172114
6thB4283152003
7thA4064122705
8thB4280111402
9thA41067903
10thB41817911
11thB42825500
12thB42653400
13thA40652200
14thA40931100
15thA42291100
16thA4751100
17thA4761300
18thM41100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1980

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 108.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1980

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1980: 120.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years