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Bridgend road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1986, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (423), and casualties rose from 563.

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

Collisions in 1986
434
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
611
Up 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Bridgend in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight34780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight50282%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 434, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.2%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March35 (8.1%)
  • April39 (9%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June36 (8.3%)
  • July42 (9.7%)
  • August34 (7.8%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October37 (8.5%)
  • November42 (9.7%)
  • December32 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (61%)
  • Wet or damp163 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (69%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph76 (18%)
  • 70 mph35 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (10%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (51%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20138 (23%)
  • 21 to 25103 (17%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (51%)
  • Passenger200 (33%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (71%)
  • Motorcycle95 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Bridgend ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1986.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1986

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1986: 48, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063486518
2ndA4061455605
3rdA473275511
4thA48204914
5thB4181161604
6thB4281151705
7thM4152402
8thA4106132515
9thA4229131801
10thA4064121201
11thB4282111303
12thB428091000
13thB428371902
14thA40933300
15thB42652401
16thB45242400
17thA40651101
18thB44341300

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1986

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 81.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1986

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1986: 95.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years