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Bridgend road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1987, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (434), and casualties fell from 611.

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

Collisions in 1987
468
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
604
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Bridgend in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight36277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12020%
  • Slight47779%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 468, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (9.4%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (19%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April43 (9.2%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June37 (7.9%)
  • July37 (7.9%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September46 (9.8%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November40 (8.5%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (62%)
  • Wet or damp166 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph347 (74%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph71 (15%)
  • 70 mph28 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (50%)
  • Pedestrian122 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (16%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7%)
  • 16 to 20156 (26%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (51%)
  • Passenger172 (28%)
  • Pedestrian122 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (71%)
  • Motorcycle89 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1987.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1987

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1987: 57, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061577405
2ndA40633853013
3rdA473303819
4thB42812943110
5thA48192307
6thA4064151901
7thA4106142404
8thB4181121201
9thM4122213
10thB4280111402
11thB428291803
12thA422981102
13thB42658802
14thA40656600
15thA40934501
16thB42834401
17thA4641100
18thB41061100
19thB42291100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1987

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 127.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1987

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1987: 133.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years