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Bridgend road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2001, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2000 (408), and casualties fell from 606.

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

Collisions in 2001
345
Down 15% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
501
Down 17% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Bridgend in 2001 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious247%
  • Slight31792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious357%
  • Slight46292%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 345, down 15% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (17%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.7%)
  • February32 (9.3%)
  • March33 (9.6%)
  • April30 (8.7%)
  • May24 (7%)
  • June26 (7.5%)
  • July26 (7.5%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October20 (5.8%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (75%)
  • Wet or damp79 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (62%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph46 (13%)
  • 70 mph50 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (20%)
  • Roundabout35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (72%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2077 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 35103 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (54%)
  • Passenger165 (33%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (83%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bridgend

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bridgend ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2001.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2001

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2001, with 38 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2001

The M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2001: 33, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4335916
2ndA473294901
3rdA4061273700
4thA4063263911
5thA48193002
6thB428191400
7thB418181300
8thA422971010
9thA410661001
10thA40644600
11thA40933300
12thB42803302
13thB42652200
14thB42832201

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2001

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 97.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2001

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2001: 101.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Bridgend road accidents in other years