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Bridgend road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2012, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011, and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 2012
237
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
348
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2012

1.7% of collisions in Bridgend in 2012 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious198%
  • Slight21490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious267.5%
  • Slight31891%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 237, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday26 (11%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.6%)
  • February17 (7.2%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May28 (12%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July16 (6.8%)
  • August11 (4.6%)
  • September17 (7.2%)
  • October14 (5.9%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December30 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (68%)
  • Wet or damp74 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph173 (73%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph21 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (18%)
  • Roundabout24 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (62%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2044 (13%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.3%)
  • Over 7520 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (55%)
  • Passenger104 (30%)
  • Pedestrian52 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (81%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2012.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2012

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2012, with 23 collisions.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2012

The A4061 and A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2012, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061212801
2ndA4063213104
3rdM4173512
4thA473162200
5thA48142603
6thB42827800
7thA422951002
8thB42815700
9thA40644510
10thA41064400
11thB41813500
12thB42653511
13thB42833401
14thB42802600
15thA40651100
16thA40931100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2012

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 57.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2012

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2012: 57.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years