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Bridgend road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1995, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1994 (409), and casualties rose from 570.

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

Collisions in 1995
450
Up 10% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
664
Up 16% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1995

1.6% of collisions in Bridgend in 1995 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious649.6%
  • Slight59089%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 450, up 10% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.1%)
  • February40 (8.9%)
  • March42 (9.3%)
  • April36 (8%)
  • May29 (6.4%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August38 (8.4%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November35 (7.8%)
  • December24 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (6.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (66%)
  • Wet or damp145 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (69%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph83 (18%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (68%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1048 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (15%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35133 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (10%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (53%)
  • Passenger217 (33%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (79%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1995.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1995

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1995: 54, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061549014
2ndA4063537926
3rdA473252900
4thA48244021
5thA4064162303
6thA4106142602
7thM4122002
8thA422981202
9thB418171202
10thB42817910
11thB42806900
12thB426551301
13thB42825901
14thB42834900
15thA40652200
16thA40932600
17thA40831200
18thB45241200

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1995

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 118.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1995

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1995: 140.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years