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Bridgend road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2017, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2016 (237), and casualties fell from 347.

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

Collisions in 2017
180
Down 24% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
252
Down 27% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Bridgend in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight14983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight21786%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 180, down 24% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 180
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (18%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday22 (12%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday17 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (9.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February15 (8.3%)
  • March21 (12%)
  • April18 (10%)
  • May13 (7.2%)
  • June16 (8.9%)
  • July14 (7.8%)
  • August11 (6.1%)
  • September15 (8.3%)
  • October12 (6.7%)
  • November12 (6.7%)
  • December13 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (64%)
  • Wet or damp62 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph112 (62%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph24 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (22%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (62%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4526 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.3%)
  • Over 7514 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (58%)
  • Passenger72 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (75%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2017.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2017

Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4EP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2017, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2017

The A4061 and M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2017, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4061232802
2ndM4233006
3rdA4063152113
4thA473142304
5thA48101201
6thA406481300
7thB428181202
8thA422951201
9thB41814501
10thA40933300
11thA41063400
12thB42823400
13thB42802300
14thB42832301
15thA40651100
16thB42611100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2017

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 41.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2017

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2017: 56.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years