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Bridgend road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2021, and 124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2020 (114), and casualties fell from 151.

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

Collisions in 2021
97
Down 15% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
124
Down 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2021

3.1% of collisions in Bridgend in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.1%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight7981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious1815%
  • Slight10383%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 97, down 15% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 97
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (19%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday8 (8.2%)
  • Thursday19 (20%)
  • Friday17 (18%)
  • Saturday9 (9.3%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.1%)
  • February6 (6.2%)
  • March11 (11%)
  • April7 (7.2%)
  • May10 (10%)
  • June10 (10%)
  • July7 (7.2%)
  • August5 (5.2%)
  • September6 (6.2%)
  • October8 (8.2%)
  • November12 (12%)
  • December11 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (73%)
  • Wet or damp25 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph61 (63%)
  • 40 mph7 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (11%)
  • 60 mph12 (12%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (14%)
  • Roundabout8 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (65%)
  • Pedestrian18 (15%)
  • Cyclist10 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (4%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (14%)
  • 21 to 2513 (10%)
  • 26 to 3527 (22%)
  • 36 to 4514 (11%)
  • 46 to 5512 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6514 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (10%)
  • Over 756 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider80 (65%)
  • Passenger26 (21%)
  • Pedestrian18 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car133 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2021.

Collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2021

Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4EP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2021, with 7 collisions.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2021

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2021: 12, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063121813
2ndA487811
3rdB42836700
4thM46902
5thA47351101
6thB42815500
7thA41064400
8thB41814402
9thA40642300
10thB42802200
11thB42822200
12thA40611100
13thA42291101

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2021

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 23.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2021

CF31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2021: 25.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years