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Bridgend road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2008, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (335), and casualties fell from 478.

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

Collisions in 2008
309
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
456
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2008

1% of collisions in Bridgend in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight26385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight40088%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 309, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday37 (12%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.1%)
  • February24 (7.8%)
  • March28 (9.1%)
  • April30 (9.7%)
  • May24 (7.8%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July20 (6.5%)
  • August25 (8.1%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October28 (9.1%)
  • November27 (8.7%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded44 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (72%)
  • Wet or damp84 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (73%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (18%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (72%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2087 (19%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (60%)
  • Passenger133 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (82%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2008.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2008

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2008, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2008

The A4061 and A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2008, with 30 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061304502
2ndA4063304907
3rdM4275613
4thA473232801
5thA48152604
6thA4064101201
7thA422981501
8thB428181203
9thB41817700
10thB428271010
11thB42653300
12thB42833500
13thA41062201
14thA40651100
15thA40931100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2008

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 73.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2008

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2008: 85.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years