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Bridgend road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2007, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (342), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2007
335
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
478
Down 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2007

0.9% of collisions in Bridgend in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight29588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious418.6%
  • Slight43491%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 335, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (11%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April36 (11%)
  • May41 (12%)
  • June25 (7.5%)
  • July28 (8.4%)
  • August33 (9.9%)
  • September32 (9.6%)
  • October33 (9.9%)
  • November25 (7.5%)
  • December16 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (81%)
  • Wet or damp60 (18%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph215 (64%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph29 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph34 (10%)
  • 70 mph36 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (21%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (71%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (22%)
  • 21 to 2570 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (56%)
  • Passenger151 (32%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (82%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2007.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2007

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2007, with 33 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2007

The M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2007: 29, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4295016
2ndA4061274701
3rdA473243403
4thA4063212514
5thA48172104
6thB428181202
7thA410671110
8thA42297700
9thB428061100
10thB42825501
11thB428351102
12thA40643501
13thA40933400
14thB41812300
15thB42652400

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2007

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 68.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2007

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2007: 85.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years