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Bridgend road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1988, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (468), and casualties rose from 604.

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

Collisions in 1988
469
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
620
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Bridgend in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight38682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight52585%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 469, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (10%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.7%)
  • February28 (6%)
  • March31 (6.6%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May54 (12%)
  • June37 (7.9%)
  • July36 (7.7%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October43 (9.2%)
  • November39 (8.3%)
  • December43 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (62%)
  • Wet or damp176 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph338 (72%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph58 (12%)
  • 70 mph42 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (53%)
  • Pedestrian107 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (21%)
  • 21 to 25104 (17%)
  • 26 to 35119 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (54%)
  • Passenger181 (29%)
  • Pedestrian107 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (70%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Bridgend

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bridgend ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1988.

Collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1988

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1988: 52, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063527917
2ndA4734357010
3rdA4061425126
4thM4264107
5thA48254016
6thA4106192502
7thA4064141801
8thB4281141703
9thB4280121303
10thB4181101403
11thB42656600
12thA40933300
13thA42293500
14thB42823300
15thA40652301
16thB42832200
17thA40311100
18thA40601100
19thB42321200

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1988

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 134.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1988

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1988: 148.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years