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Bridgend road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1982, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (433), and casualties fell from 585.

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

Collisions in 1982
402
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
521
Down 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1982

3% of collisions in Bridgend in 1982 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight32982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight42782%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 402, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (20%)
  • Sunday34 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April36 (9%)
  • May32 (8%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August37 (9.2%)
  • September36 (9%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December31 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (64%)
  • Wet or damp124 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (75%)
  • 40 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph59 (15%)
  • 70 mph32 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (40%)
  • Pedestrian138 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (17%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20122 (23%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (46%)
  • Passenger145 (28%)
  • Pedestrian138 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (61%)
  • Motorcycle92 (15%)
  • Bus or coach39 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Minibus8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1982.

Collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1982

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1982: 43, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061435815
2ndA4063354333
3rdA473243216
4thA48203606
5thB4280192303
6thM4142203
7thA4106111822
8thB4281112202
9thB42829900
10thB418181001
11thB42838900
12thA40647702
13thA422971312
14thA40654401
15thA40932401
16thB42651100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1982

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 102.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1982

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1982: 112.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1982, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years