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Bridgend road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1991, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1990 (471), and casualties fell from 654.

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

Collisions in 1991
419
Down 11% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
562
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Bridgend in 1991 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight36788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious5610%
  • Slight49989%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 419, down 11% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.8%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March39 (9.3%)
  • April44 (11%)
  • May30 (7.2%)
  • June33 (7.9%)
  • July41 (9.8%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October34 (8.1%)
  • November28 (6.7%)
  • December19 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (67%)
  • Wet or damp124 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph297 (71%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph67 (16%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (59%)
  • Pedestrian100 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20127 (23%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (51%)
  • Passenger175 (31%)
  • Pedestrian100 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (73%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1991.

Collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1991

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1991: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063406814
2ndA473355206
3rdA4061314211
4thA48253503
5thM4162413
6thA4064111402
7thA4106101400
8thB41817900
9thB428151210
10thA42294700
11thB42654601
12thB42804700
13thB42824601
14thA40933300
15thA40652500
16thA40671200
17thA42801100
18thA451210

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1991

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 120.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1991

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1991: 128.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years