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Bridgend road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2000, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1999 (454), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 2000
408
Down 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
606
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Bridgend in 2000 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious348.3%
  • Slight36790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious437.1%
  • Slight55491%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 408, down 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (18%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.6%)
  • February32 (7.8%)
  • March22 (5.4%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May38 (9.3%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July30 (7.4%)
  • August38 (9.3%)
  • September25 (6.1%)
  • October39 (9.6%)
  • November37 (9.1%)
  • December34 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (67%)
  • Wet or damp126 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (69%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph65 (16%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (16%)
  • Roundabout45 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (68%)
  • Pedestrian90 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (52%)
  • Passenger200 (33%)
  • Pedestrian90 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car567 (78%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2000.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2000

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2000: 32, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063325512
2ndA4061315101
3rdA473273710
4thA48234706
5thA406491211
6thA422992402
7thB42818901
8thB41816800
9thA41065700
10thM451200
11thB42654702
12thB42804500
13thA40651200
14thA40931100
15thA41071101
16thB42821100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2000

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 116.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2000

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2000: 119.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2000, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years