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Caerphilly road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1979, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,718 collisions in Caerphilly.

Collisions in 1979
572
Casualties in 1979
746
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious17130%
  • Slight38868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious21128%
  • Slight51970%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1979 is highlighted, with 572.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (12%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday110 (19%)
  • Saturday101 (18%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.3%)
  • February41 (7.2%)
  • March48 (8.4%)
  • April41 (7.2%)
  • May34 (5.9%)
  • June44 (7.7%)
  • July54 (9.4%)
  • August39 (6.8%)
  • September65 (11%)
  • October54 (9.4%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December47 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (57%)
  • Wet or damp195 (34%)
  • Frost or ice34 (5.9%)
  • Snow15 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph472 (83%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (44%)
  • Pedestrian186 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (17%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1058 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (9%)
  • 16 to 20195 (26%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (46%)
  • Passenger217 (29%)
  • Pedestrian186 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (63%)
  • Motorcycle131 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach42 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.9%)
  • Minibus11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Caerphilly

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Caerphilly ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had the 156th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1979

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1979: 101, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469101134236
2ndA4674561214
3rdA4683951016
4thA40483437111
5thA472333526
6thA40492231212
7thB4263223304
8thB4251131914
9thB4254122104
10thB42527710
11thB459171202
12thB451161301
13thB42554502
14thA4653501
15thB42503401
16thA40551100
17thA41021201

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1979

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 88.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1979

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1979: 173.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1979, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years