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Bridgend road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2013, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012 (237), and casualties fell from 348.

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

Collisions in 2013
238
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
330
Down 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2013

1.3% of collisions in Bridgend in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight20988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious298.8%
  • Slight29890%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 238, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.1%)
  • February14 (5.9%)
  • March15 (6.3%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June21 (8.8%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September19 (8%)
  • October20 (8.4%)
  • November18 (7.6%)
  • December20 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (68%)
  • Wet or damp66 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph161 (68%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph22 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (24%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (67%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (15%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (60%)
  • Passenger89 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (82%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2013.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2013

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2013, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2013

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2013: 27, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063274002
2ndA473253611
3rdM4243102
4thA4061202802
5thA48151612
6thA4106122611
7thB428171001
8thA406461000
9thA42295900
10thB41814401
11thB42824601
12thA40653300
13thA40933501
14thB42803500
15thB42833400
16thB42651100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2013

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 49.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2013

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2013: 73.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years