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Bridgend road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2004, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2003 (354), and casualties rose from 519.

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

Collisions in 2004
394
Up 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
575
Up 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2004

1.8% of collisions in Bridgend in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight34788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious508.7%
  • Slight51890%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 394, up 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (18%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.6%)
  • February24 (6.1%)
  • March31 (7.9%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September39 (9.9%)
  • October31 (7.9%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December26 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded32 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (70%)
  • Wet or damp104 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (67%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph54 (14%)
  • 70 mph38 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (71%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20104 (18%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7532 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (56%)
  • Passenger179 (31%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (81%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2004.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2004

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2004, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2004

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2004: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063406014
2ndA4061294802
3rdA473244302
4thA48233205
5thM4223312
6thA4106111300
7thB4181111503
8thB4282111211
9thA4064101612
10thA4229101801
11thB42804601
12thB42814600
13thA409331000
14thB42832400
15thA40651101
16thB42651200

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2004

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 109.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2004

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2004: 125.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years