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Bridgend road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2002, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2001 (345), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2002
381
Up 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
580
Up 16% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
7.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2002

1% of collisions in Bridgend in 2002 were fatal and 7.3% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious287.3%
  • Slight34992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious356%
  • Slight54193%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 381, up 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday84 (22%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February33 (8.7%)
  • March33 (8.7%)
  • April35 (9.2%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June35 (9.2%)
  • July29 (7.6%)
  • August33 (8.7%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October26 (6.8%)
  • November27 (7.1%)
  • December26 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (71%)
  • Wet or damp108 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (70%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph51 (13%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (17%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (67%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2092 (16%)
  • 21 to 2592 (16%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (52%)
  • Passenger205 (35%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bridgend

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bridgend ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2002.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2002

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2002, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2002

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2002: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061356602
2ndM4325802
3rdA4063304702
4thA473253802
5thA4064112300
6thA48111610
7thB41817700
8thA42295700
9thB42805611
10thB428151001
11thA40653301
12thA41063700
13thA40932401
14thB42652300
15thB42822200
16thB42831200

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2002

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 122.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2002

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2002: 129.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years