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Bridgend road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2009, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (309), and casualties fell from 456.

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

Collisions in 2009
301
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
444
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2009

1.7% of collisions in Bridgend in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3010%
  • Slight26688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious409%
  • Slight39990%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 301, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February20 (6.6%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April16 (5.3%)
  • May28 (9.3%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July29 (9.6%)
  • August29 (9.6%)
  • September28 (9.3%)
  • October22 (7.3%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December18 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded30 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (68%)
  • Wet or damp81 (27%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (72%)
  • 40 mph9 (3%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (10%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (15%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (70%)
  • Pedestrian61 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (57%)
  • Passenger132 (30%)
  • Pedestrian61 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2009.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2009

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2009, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2009

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2009: 30, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063305115
2ndM4254514
3rdA4061223302
4thA473213003
5thA4064122500
6thA48101311
7thA422991800
8thB42817900
9thA41066801
10thB42826811
11thB41815700
12thA40931500
13thB42651100
14thB42831100
15thB45241100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2009

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 88.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2009

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2009: 98.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2009, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years