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Bridgend road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2016, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (232), and casualties rose from 343.

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

Collisions in 2016
237
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
347
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Bridgend in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight19281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight29786%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 237, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February22 (9.3%)
  • March30 (13%)
  • April20 (8.4%)
  • May12 (5.1%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July17 (7.2%)
  • August21 (8.9%)
  • September18 (7.6%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November14 (5.9%)
  • December14 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (71%)
  • Wet or damp60 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph136 (57%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph35 (15%)
  • 70 mph27 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (19%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (71%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2046 (13%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (16%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.2%)
  • Over 7515 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (63%)
  • Passenger92 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (79%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2016.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2016

St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre, Bridgend, CF32 9SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2016, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2016

The A4061 and M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2016, with 26 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061263503
2ndM4263304
3rdA48192412
4thA4063172904
5thA473132902
6thA406491411
7thB428261303
8thB42655600
9thA42294800
10thB42814600
11thA41063610
12thB41813400
13thB42833401
14thA40652200
15thA40931100
16thB42801300
17thB45641100
18thM61200

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2016

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 53.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2016

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2016: 72.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years