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Bridgend road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1996, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995, and casualties fell from 664.

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

Collisions in 1996
450
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
658
Down 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1996

1.8% of collisions in Bridgend in 1996 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight39588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious578.7%
  • Slight59390%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 450, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (18%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March36 (8%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May42 (9.3%)
  • June32 (7.1%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August39 (8.7%)
  • September39 (8.7%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November38 (8.4%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (68%)
  • Wet or damp134 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph291 (65%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph94 (21%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (71%)
  • Pedestrian100 (15%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (20%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (21%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (51%)
  • Passenger225 (34%)
  • Pedestrian100 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1996.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1996

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1996: 55, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061559212
2ndA4063456705
3rdA473324402
4thA48244222
5thM4213612
6thA4064111702
7thA4106101700
8thA422961001
9thB42805702
10thB428251000
11thB418141101
12thA40933401
13thB42653501
14thB42813410
15thB42832300
16thA40231100
17thA40651100
18thB45241310

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1996

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 115.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1996

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1996: 134.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years