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Bridgend road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2006, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (367), and casualties fell from 576.

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

Collisions in 2006
342
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
512
Down 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2006

1.8% of collisions in Bridgend in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight29687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight45388%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 342, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.1%)
  • February21 (6.1%)
  • March28 (8.2%)
  • April31 (9.1%)
  • May30 (8.8%)
  • June43 (13%)
  • July32 (9.4%)
  • August29 (8.5%)
  • September21 (6.1%)
  • October27 (7.9%)
  • November32 (9.4%)
  • December27 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (73%)
  • Wet or damp86 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (7%)
  • 50 mph24 (7%)
  • 60 mph39 (11%)
  • 70 mph41 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (24%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (75%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (20%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (63%)
  • Passenger150 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2006.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2006

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2006, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2006

The A473 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2006: 38, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473386214
2ndA4061346302
3rdM4345821
4thA4063294112
5thA48243215
6thA4106101704
7thA406491601
8thA422961302
9thB428061001
10thB428161010
11thB41815500
12thA40932200
13thB42822200
14thA40911100
15thB41411200
16thB42651100
17thB42851100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2006

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 89.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2006

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2006: 105.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years