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Bridgend road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1984, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1983 (394), and casualties rose from 515.

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

Collisions in 1984
452
Up 15% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
593
Up 15% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1984

1.3% of collisions in Bridgend in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11926%
  • Slight32772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious13923%
  • Slight44876%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 452, up 15% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.2%)
  • February26 (5.8%)
  • March37 (8.2%)
  • April39 (8.6%)
  • May42 (9.3%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August39 (8.6%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October29 (6.4%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (67%)
  • Wet or damp136 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph320 (71%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (18%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (44%)
  • Pedestrian130 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (20%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1052 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20142 (24%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (50%)
  • Passenger165 (28%)
  • Pedestrian130 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (66%)
  • Motorcycle124 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1984.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1984

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1984: 62, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40616283114
2ndA473465418
3rdA40634048116
4thA48213716
5thA4106141713
6thB4280131804
7thB4281131402
8thM4131504
9thA4229111903
10thB428282906
11thB41816802
12thA40645900
13thB42655901
14thA40653300
15thA40932201
16thB42832201
17thB42711100
18thB42841100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1984

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 127.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1984

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1984: 137.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years