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Bridgend road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2020, and 151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2019 (170), and casualties fell from 215.

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

Collisions in 2020
114
Down 33% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
151
Down 30% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2020

0.9% of collisions in Bridgend in 2020 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious119.6%
  • Slight10289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious138.6%
  • Slight13791%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 114, down 33% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 114
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (19%)
  • Tuesday22 (19%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday8 (7%)
  • Sunday10 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.9%)
  • February7 (6.1%)
  • March8 (7%)
  • April3 (2.6%)
  • May3 (2.6%)
  • June11 (9.6%)
  • July16 (14%)
  • August17 (15%)
  • September10 (8.8%)
  • October10 (8.8%)
  • November10 (8.8%)
  • December10 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (25%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (61%)
  • Wet or damp44 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph60 (53%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (11%)
  • 70 mph22 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (28%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (69%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (4%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (4%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3530 (20%)
  • 36 to 4515 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.3%)
  • Over 755 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (61%)
  • Passenger45 (30%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle7 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2020.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2020

Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4EP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2020, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2020

The M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2020: 21, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4212703
2ndA4061111800
3rdA4063101002
4thA42296701
5thA4736600
6thA485711
7thA410641000
8thB42804400
9thA40643300
10thB42833300
11thB41812301
12thB42812401
13thB42822300
14thA40931100
15thA41071100
16thB42651200

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2020

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 17.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2020

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2020: 36.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2020, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years