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Bridgend road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1981, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (425), and casualties rose from 570.

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

Collisions in 1981
433
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
585
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Bridgend in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious8921%
  • Slight33577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious10618%
  • Slight47080%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 433, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (11%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (19%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.2%)
  • February19 (4.4%)
  • March36 (8.3%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May28 (6.5%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July51 (12%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (68%)
  • Wet or damp126 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph306 (71%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph82 (19%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (46%)
  • Pedestrian118 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (19%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20157 (27%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.2%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (47%)
  • Passenger190 (32%)
  • Pedestrian118 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (63%)
  • Motorcycle106 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1981.

Collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1981

The A48 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1981: 46, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484672111
2ndA4063436029
3rdA4061395209
4thA473294717
5thA4106142304
6thB4280121802
7thB4265111405
8thA406491301
9thA422981503
10thB42818811
11thA409371312
12thB41817710
13thB42836801
14thM46701
15thA40654500
16thB42824700
17thA40681100
18thA42801100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1981

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 119.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1981

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1981: 129.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1981, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years