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Bridgend road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2005, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (394), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 2005
367
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
576
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2005

1.6% of collisions in Bridgend in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight31987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight51289%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 367, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (10%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.4%)
  • February21 (5.7%)
  • March23 (6.3%)
  • April32 (8.7%)
  • May35 (9.5%)
  • June33 (9%)
  • July23 (6.3%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September35 (9.5%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (74%)
  • Wet or damp89 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph250 (68%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (10%)
  • 70 mph41 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (23%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (73%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20112 (19%)
  • 21 to 2559 (10%)
  • 26 to 35104 (18%)
  • 36 to 4586 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (55%)
  • Passenger195 (34%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2005.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2005

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2005, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2005

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2005: 36, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061365804
2ndM4346032
3rdA4063335405
4thA473234113
5thA48224412
6thA4064111501
7thA410672003
8thA422961000
9thB41815600
10thA40654711
11thB42813400
12thB42823401
13thB42833500
14thB42802200
15thA40931200
16thB42421100
17thB42651100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2005

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 95.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2005

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2005: 102.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years