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Bridgend road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1990, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (472), and casualties rose from 614.

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

Collisions in 1990
471
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
654
Up 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Bridgend in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight39684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8012%
  • Slight56687%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 471, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (11%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday95 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.4%)
  • February39 (8.3%)
  • March51 (11%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July36 (7.6%)
  • August38 (8.1%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October45 (9.6%)
  • November40 (8.5%)
  • December36 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph339 (72%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph84 (18%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (56%)
  • Pedestrian137 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20142 (22%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (18%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (46%)
  • Passenger219 (33%)
  • Pedestrian137 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1990.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1990

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1990: 56, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061567928
2ndA40634356010
3rdA473325714
4thA48213415
5thA4064192614
6thB4281172912
7thB4282162313
8thM4152703
9thB4181111401
10thA410691102
11thA422971101
12thB42656600
13thA40653401
14thB42803301
15thA40932200
16thB42832300
17thA40691101
18thA41071100
19thA4631100
20thB42081100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1990

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 113.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1990

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1990: 129.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years