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Bridgend road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1989, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (469), and casualties fell from 620.

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

Collisions in 1989
472
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
614
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Bridgend in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious7215%
  • Slight39083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight52686%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 472, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.1%)
  • February46 (9.7%)
  • March32 (6.8%)
  • April32 (6.8%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July42 (8.9%)
  • August39 (8.3%)
  • September37 (7.8%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November41 (8.7%)
  • December41 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded46 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (59%)
  • Wet or damp140 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded46 (9.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph332 (70%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph79 (17%)
  • 70 mph33 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (53%)
  • Pedestrian130 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20138 (22%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (48%)
  • Passenger188 (31%)
  • Pedestrian130 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (72%)
  • Motorcycle74 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in Bridgend

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bridgend ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1989.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1989

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1989: 52, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061526306
2ndA473365124
3rdA48344733
4thA4063314133
5thM4182201
6thB4280162401
7thB4281152104
8thA4064131304
9thB4181121603
10thB4282112101
11thA410681100
12thA422971301
13thB42654503
14thB42834700
15thA40933602
16thA40541600
17thA40651100
18thA41181100
19thB42901100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1989

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 121.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1989

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1989: 134.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1989, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years