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Bridgend road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2019, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (164), and casualties fell from 227.

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

Collisions in 2019
170
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
215
Down 5% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2019

2.9% of collisions in Bridgend in 2019 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious2012%
  • Slight14585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious209.3%
  • Slight19088%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 170, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 170
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (20%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.6%)
  • February19 (11%)
  • March8 (4.7%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May14 (8.2%)
  • June10 (5.9%)
  • July16 (9.4%)
  • August11 (6.5%)
  • September11 (6.5%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November13 (7.6%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (62%)
  • Wet or damp60 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph107 (63%)
  • 40 mph17 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph16 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph19 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (21%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (64%)
  • Pedestrian38 (18%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (15%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.4%)
  • Over 7513 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (61%)
  • Passenger45 (21%)
  • Pedestrian38 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2019.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2019

Bridgend Central, Bridgend, CF31 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2019, with 18 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2019

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2019: 25, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063252813
2ndA473141700
3rdA4061131702
4thM4132200
5thB4181121420
6thA4891312
7thB42817900
8thA42294702
9thB42824702
10thA40643301
11thA41063300
12thA40932200
13thB42802400
14thA40651100
15thB42651200
16thB42831100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2019

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 38.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2019

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2019: 41.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years