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Bridgend road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 72 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2024, and 98 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2023 (85), and casualties fell from 107.

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

Collisions in 2024
72
Down 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
98
Down 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2024

2.8% of collisions in Bridgend in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.8%
  • Serious1115%
  • Slight5982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious1313%
  • Slight8385%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 72, down 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 72
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday11 (15%)
  • Wednesday11 (15%)
  • Thursday14 (19%)
  • Friday7 (9.7%)
  • Saturday11 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (5.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (9.7%)
  • February4 (5.6%)
  • March5 (6.9%)
  • April3 (4.2%)
  • May7 (9.7%)
  • June7 (9.7%)
  • July7 (9.7%)
  • August6 (8.3%)
  • September9 (13%)
  • October6 (8.3%)
  • November4 (5.6%)
  • December7 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight48 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds58 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.8%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry49 (68%)
  • Wet or damp21 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (44%)
  • 30 mph8 (11%)
  • 40 mph8 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (13%)
  • 60 mph8 (11%)
  • 70 mph7 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway50 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (18%)
  • Roundabout8 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (63%)
  • Pedestrian12 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist5 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (14%)
  • 21 to 2511 (11%)
  • 26 to 3512 (12%)
  • 36 to 4512 (12%)
  • 46 to 558 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6510 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (8.2%)
  • Over 757 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider58 (59%)
  • Passenger28 (29%)
  • Pedestrian12 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car87 (71%)
  • Motorcycle9 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2024.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2024

Porthcawl East Central, Bridgend, CF36 5NB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2024, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2024

The A4063 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2024: 9, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406391201
2ndM481201
3rdA41065500
4thA4735901
5thA40614600
6thA483601
7thB42823300
8thA40642311
9thA40932300
10thA42291301
11thB41811101
12thB42651300
13thB42801100
14thB42811101
15thB42831100

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2024

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 11.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2024

CF35 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2024: 19.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years