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Bridgend road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1985, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (452), and casualties fell from 593.

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

Collisions in 1985
423
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
563
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1985

3.1% of collisions in Bridgend in 1985 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight33780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious9317%
  • Slight45380%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 423, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.4%)
  • February21 (5%)
  • March24 (5.7%)
  • April36 (8.5%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June33 (7.8%)
  • July39 (9.2%)
  • August39 (9.2%)
  • September49 (12%)
  • October31 (7.3%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (64%)
  • Wet or damp133 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph304 (72%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph85 (20%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (45%)
  • Pedestrian142 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (18%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20132 (23%)
  • 21 to 2589 (16%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (46%)
  • Passenger161 (29%)
  • Pedestrian142 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (69%)
  • Motorcycle94 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1985.

Collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1985

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1985: 42, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063425428
2ndA4061375025
3rdA473334108
4thA4106234116
5thA48183013
6thA4064121504
7thB4281121703
8thM4112812
9thA4229101211
10thB41818900
11thB428271001
12thB42806600
13thB42655702
14thA40653300
15thB42833300
16thA40031100
17thA40931700
18thA41071401
19thA4631100
20thA4651401

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1985

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 108.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1985

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1985: 119.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1985, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years