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Bridgend road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2014, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2013 (238), and casualties rose from 330.

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

Collisions in 2014
241
Up 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
350
Up 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2014

0.4% of collisions in Bridgend in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight21087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious349.7%
  • Slight31590%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 241, up 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday30 (12%)
  • Saturday43 (18%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February19 (7.9%)
  • March29 (12%)
  • April14 (5.8%)
  • May23 (9.5%)
  • June18 (7.5%)
  • July21 (8.7%)
  • August22 (9.1%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October15 (6.2%)
  • November18 (7.5%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (65%)
  • Wet or damp81 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (12%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (21%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (70%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (14%)
  • 21 to 2554 (15%)
  • 26 to 3552 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (60%)
  • Passenger102 (29%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (80%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2014.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2014

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2014, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2014

The M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2014: 32, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4324912
2ndA4063274404
3rdA473192702
4thA4061141803
5thA48132103
6thB418191100
7thB428191402
8thA406471001
9thA40655600
10thA40935900
11thA41064900
12thA42294501
13thB42824401
14thB42803601
15thB42651100
16thB45641100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2014

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 72.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2014

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2014: 78.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years