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Bridgend road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions in Bridgend in 2025, and 99 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2024 (72), and casualties rose from 98.

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

Collisions in 2025
67
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
99
Up 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Bridgend in 2025

3% of collisions in Bridgend in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23%
  • Serious1725%
  • Slight4872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2020%
  • Slight7778%

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 472 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 67, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 67
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (9%)
  • Tuesday11 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (19%)
  • Thursday7 (10%)
  • Friday11 (16%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday12 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (7.5%)
  • February5 (7.5%)
  • March7 (10%)
  • April8 (12%)
  • May6 (9%)
  • June2 (3%)
  • July5 (7.5%)
  • August6 (9%)
  • September7 (10%)
  • October5 (7.5%)
  • November6 (9%)
  • December5 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight47 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3%)
  • Other1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (72%)
  • Wet or damp18 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (33%)
  • 30 mph12 (18%)
  • 40 mph6 (9%)
  • 50 mph11 (16%)
  • 60 mph7 (10%)
  • 70 mph9 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway44 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (25%)
  • Roundabout4 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bridgend in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (71%)
  • Pedestrian15 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (3%)
  • Cyclist2 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (4%)
  • 6 to 102 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2012 (12%)
  • 21 to 2511 (11%)
  • 26 to 3518 (18%)
  • 36 to 4513 (13%)
  • 46 to 556 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 655 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (12%)
  • Over 756 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider56 (57%)
  • Passenger28 (28%)
  • Pedestrian15 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (12%)
  • Motorcycle9 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bridgend in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bridgend had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2025.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bridgend in 2025

Porthcawl East Central, Bridgend, CF36 5NB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bridgend in 2025, with 5 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bridgend with the most crashes in 2025

The M4 had the most collisions in Bridgend in 2025: 12, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bridgend, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4121703
2ndA4063111704
3rdA41064511
4thA4734400
5thA40933501
6thA40612501
7thB41812201
8thB42802202
9thB42822200
10thA40641500
11thA42291500
12thA481101
13thB42811100
14thB45641200

Towns in Bridgend: crashes in 2025

Bridgend itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 11.

Postcode districts in Bridgend: crashes in 2025

CF32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bridgend in 2025: 15.

Latest crashes in Bridgend in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bridgend in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2025.

Severity

Bridgend road accidents in other years