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Bridgend road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1983, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (402), and casualties fell from 521.

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

Collisions in 1983
394
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
515
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1983

2.3% of collisions in Bridgend in 1983 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious7820%
  • Slight30778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious9518%
  • Slight41180%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 394, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.9%)
  • February20 (5.1%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April30 (7.6%)
  • May29 (7.4%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August28 (7.1%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November29 (7.4%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (64%)
  • Wet or damp130 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph317 (80%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph42 (11%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (40%)
  • Pedestrian114 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (20%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20142 (28%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (9.9%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (49%)
  • Passenger149 (29%)
  • Pedestrian114 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (61%)
  • Motorcycle106 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1983.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1983

The A473 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1983: 41, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473415515
2ndA4061394616
3rdA4063345109
4thA48162106
5thB4281151505
6thA4064111402
7thB418191803
8thB426581110
9thB428081202
10thB42828900
11thA42297912
12thM471511
13thA40654500
14thA41064600
15thB42833702
16thA40932200
17thA4831100
18thB40651200
19thB42291401
20thB45241100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1983

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 117.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1983

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1983: 122.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years