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Bridgend road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 1999, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1998 (401), and casualties rose from 557.

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

Collisions in 1999
454
Up 13% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
645
Up 16% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Bridgend in 1999 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious306.6%
  • Slight41992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious335.1%
  • Slight60494%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 454, up 13% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March29 (6.4%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May44 (9.7%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July32 (7%)
  • August36 (7.9%)
  • September45 (9.9%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November33 (7.3%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (65%)
  • Wet or damp151 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (69%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph72 (16%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (14%)
  • Roundabout51 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (74%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1045 (7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (55%)
  • Passenger217 (34%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle27 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1999.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 1999

The A473 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 1999: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473354504
2ndA4061244122
3rdA48243700
4thA4063233703
5thM4223203
6thA406481210
7thB418171210
8thA422961001
9thA40934600
10thA410641000
11thB42802200
12thB428221001
13thA40651100
14thB42651100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 1999

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 140.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 1999

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 1999: 143.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years