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Bridgend road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1997, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (450), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 1997
449
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
614
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1997

1.6% of collisions in Bridgend in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight39688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious559%
  • Slight55290%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 449, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March39 (8.7%)
  • April38 (8.5%)
  • May37 (8.2%)
  • June30 (6.7%)
  • July53 (12%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October40 (8.9%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December41 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit50 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (64%)
  • Wet or damp158 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (64%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (16%)
  • 70 mph54 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (13%)
  • Roundabout36 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (68%)
  • Pedestrian98 (16%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (14%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (55%)
  • Passenger180 (29%)
  • Pedestrian98 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Bridgend

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Bridgend ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1997.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1997

The A473 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1997: 34, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473345313
2ndA48334214
3rdA4061324403
4thM4284914
5thA4063273805
6thB4181121502
7thA406491602
8thA41066800
9thA42296701
10thB42806700
11thA40935900
12thB42825711
13thB42654500
14thB42814400
15thB45243300
16thB42832200
17thA40651200
18thB42181110

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1997

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 114.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1997

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1997: 128.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1997, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years