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Bridgend road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2011, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (265), and casualties fell from 368.

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

Collisions in 2011
237
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
347
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2011

2.5% of collisions in Bridgend in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight29184%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 237, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (20%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.8%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March23 (9.7%)
  • April25 (11%)
  • May13 (5.5%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July21 (8.9%)
  • August23 (9.7%)
  • September20 (8.4%)
  • October31 (13%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (73%)
  • Wet or damp62 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (68%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph29 (12%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (68%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (20%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (62%)
  • Passenger89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2011.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2011

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2011, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2011

The A4061 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2011: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061283605
2ndA4063192802
3rdM4162713
4thA48131805
5thA473111604
6thA406481611
7thA422971111
8thB418161202
9thA40935712
10thA41064900
11thB42814700
12thB42823301
13thB42652401
14thA40651200
15thB42801100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2011

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 63.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2011

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2011: 73.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2011, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years