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Bridgend road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2018, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (180), and casualties fell from 252.

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

Collisions in 2018
164
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
227
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2018

3% of collisions in Bridgend in 2018 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious148.5%
  • Slight14588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious167%
  • Slight20590%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 164, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 164
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (9.8%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.3%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March13 (7.9%)
  • April10 (6.1%)
  • May11 (6.7%)
  • June16 (9.8%)
  • July9 (5.5%)
  • August16 (9.8%)
  • September13 (7.9%)
  • October11 (6.7%)
  • November24 (15%)
  • December19 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (71%)
  • Wet or damp46 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3%)
  • 30 mph93 (57%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph22 (13%)
  • 70 mph20 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (24%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (69%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (4%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.3%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (62%)
  • Passenger56 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2018.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2018

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2018, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2018

The M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2018: 21, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4212522
2ndA4063192410
3rdA4061131900
4thA473111201
5thA48101201
6thA40645801
7thA410651011
8thB428251000
9thB41814600
10thA40933601
11thA42293400
12thB42803401
13thA40652500
14thB42812501
15thB42832201
16thA41071100
17thB42651100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2018

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 37.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2018

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2018: 47.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years