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Bridgend road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2003, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (381), and casualties fell from 580.

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

Collisions in 2003
354
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
519
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Bridgend in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight31088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious499.4%
  • Slight46489%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 354, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (18%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.6%)
  • February36 (10%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June28 (7.9%)
  • July26 (7.3%)
  • August32 (9%)
  • September24 (6.8%)
  • October25 (7.1%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December31 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (68%)
  • Wet or damp101 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (64%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph56 (16%)
  • 70 mph46 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (17%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (72%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5%)
  • Cyclist26 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (56%)
  • Passenger176 (34%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (80%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bridgend ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2003.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2003

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2003, with 35 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2003

The A4063 and M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2003, with 32 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063325213
2ndM4326114
3rdA48275225
4thA4061253902
5thA473203202
6thA4064101304
7thA410661301
8thA42296900
9thB41816600
10thB42815711
11thB42824501
12thB42803500
13thA40652300
14thB42652401
15thB41191200
16thB42451100
17thB42831100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2003

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 95.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2003

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2003: 99.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2003, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2003.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years