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Caerphilly road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,718 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025, and 23,029 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 312 were fatal and 3,148 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 145 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (155), and casualties fell from 223 to 170.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,718
133rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23,029
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
312
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
145
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Caerphilly

1.9% of collisions in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3121.9%
  • Serious3,14819%
  • Slight13,25879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3401.5%
  • Serious3,73416%
  • Slight18,95582%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. In 2025 there were 145, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 145
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025145170
2024155223
2023147186
2022154202
2021170219
2020141204
2019184264
2018187275
2017182257
2016147225
2015189260
2014209297
2013224315
2012191264
2011175260
2010223297
2009246364
2008294474
2007291421
2006302453
2005327507
2004410610
2003436628
2002408654
2001378542
2000438628
1999441651
1998415595
1997427618
1996425614
1995482709
1994434621
1993459630
1992427556
1991469592
1990498658
1989536671
1988514675
1987510650
1986520646
1985486624
1984520633
1983525642
1982563748
1981584764
1980558787
1979572746

When and where crashes happen in Caerphilly

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,279 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,253 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,346 (14%)
  • Thursday2,553 (15%)
  • Friday2,892 (17%)
  • Saturday2,648 (16%)
  • Sunday1,747 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59699 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59223 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,569 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,159 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,059 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,884 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,008 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,350 (8.1%)
  • February1,227 (7.3%)
  • March1,373 (8.2%)
  • April1,386 (8.3%)
  • May1,292 (7.7%)
  • June1,411 (8.4%)
  • July1,454 (8.7%)
  • August1,392 (8.3%)
  • September1,482 (8.9%)
  • October1,502 (9%)
  • November1,464 (8.8%)
  • December1,385 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,787 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,824 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting577 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit301 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown199 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,630 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,508 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds423 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds242 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds125 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist83 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.2%)
  • Other483 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded195 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,809 (65%)
  • Wet or damp5,305 (32%)
  • Frost or ice415 (2.5%)
  • Snow126 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep30 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph196 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph12,473 (75%)
  • 40 mph1,302 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph380 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph1,942 (12%)
  • 70 mph419 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,941 (89%)
  • Roundabout630 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway606 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road398 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded143 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,304 (58%)
  • Pedestrian4,564 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist2,071 (9%)
  • Cyclist1,121 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant965 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant379 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant177 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)151 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant141 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant133 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5837 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 101,436 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 151,829 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 204,657 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,018 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,753 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,663 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,915 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 651,329 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75915 (4%)
  • Over 75580 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded97 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,606 (50%)
  • Passenger6,859 (30%)
  • Pedestrian4,564 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,123 (76%)
  • Motorcycle2,166 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle1,138 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,016 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach940 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes636 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car301 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle298 (1.1%)
  • Minibus157 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Caerphilly

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Caerphilly

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Caerphilly ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had the 133rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
133rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
151st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
216thNeath Port Talbot16,77723,3892902,414
217thWest Lancashire16,77424,9743333,620
218thTorbay16,75120,7291392,827
219thCaerphilly (this area)16,71823,0293123,148
220thHalton16,67023,0792242,666
221stScottish Borders16,59823,7505594,571
222ndWelwyn Hatfield16,55422,8402323,068

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly, with 323 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 58 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025: 2,134, including 39 fatal and 363 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4692,1342,95139363
2ndA4721,0171,43322205
3rdA40489541,37724203
4thA4679031,35132210
5thA4688211,15225136
6thA40497021,04217146
7thB459163988310141
8thB42636007901097
9thB425141156411100
10thB4254346531768
11thB4600276397640
12thB4257190263338
13thB4623190251130
14thA465138239920
15thB4252118167423
16thB4511106174320
17thB425584112117
18thB4256477007
19thB4250354207
20thA4233604

Towns in Caerphilly

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 2,605.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025: 4,724.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly

Of the latest 24 crashes in Caerphilly, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity