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Bridgend road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2015, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (241), and casualties fell from 350.

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

Collisions in 2015
232
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
343
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2015

0.9% of collisions in Bridgend in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight28984%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 232, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (19%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.2%)
  • February19 (8.2%)
  • March29 (13%)
  • April18 (7.8%)
  • May15 (6.5%)
  • June14 (6%)
  • July21 (9.1%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September14 (6%)
  • October17 (7.3%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December27 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (67%)
  • Wet or damp74 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (61%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph29 (13%)
  • 70 mph29 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (25%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.9%)
  • 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 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (65%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2052 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (16%)
  • 26 to 3568 (20%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (61%)
  • Passenger74 (22%)
  • Pedestrian60 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (81%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2015.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2015

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2015, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2015

The M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2015: 28, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4284015
2ndA4061223104
3rdA4063192203
4thA473162002
5thA48152715
6thB418191201
7thA410671301
8thB42817701
9thB428271001
10thA42295600
11thA40644402
12thA40654401
13thA40934400
14thB42803701
15thB42833700
16thB42651100
17thB45241301
18thB45641100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2015

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 65.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2015

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2015: 68.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years