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Bridgend road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1998, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1997 (449), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 1998
401
Down 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
557
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1998

2% of collisions in Bridgend in 1998 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious276.7%
  • Slight36691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious285%
  • Slight52093%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 401, down 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (18%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February33 (8.2%)
  • March32 (8%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May23 (5.7%)
  • June35 (8.7%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August27 (6.7%)
  • September32 (8%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (63%)
  • Wet or damp144 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph286 (71%)
  • 40 mph16 (4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph55 (14%)
  • 70 mph40 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • Roundabout42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (69%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35127 (23%)
  • 36 to 4587 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (52%)
  • Passenger170 (31%)
  • Pedestrian95 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (84%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1998.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1998

The A473 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1998: 29, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473293720
2ndA48243722
3rdM4223702
4thA4061213200
5thA4063192101
6thB418171200
7thA406461200
8thA42295601
9thA41064801
10thB42653500
11thB42803700
12thA40652300
13thB42832710
14thB45242200
15thA40681100
16thA40931100
17thB42811300
18thB42821100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1998

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 116.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1998

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1998: 124.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years