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Caerphilly road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1980, and 787 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (572), and casualties rose from 746.

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

Collisions in 1980
558
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
787
Up 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1980

3% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious14025%
  • Slight40172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious18123%
  • Slight58975%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1980 is highlighted, with 558, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (19%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February36 (6.5%)
  • March50 (9%)
  • April49 (8.8%)
  • May51 (9.1%)
  • June46 (8.2%)
  • July48 (8.6%)
  • August41 (7.3%)
  • September50 (9%)
  • October55 (9.9%)
  • November38 (6.8%)
  • December55 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (61%)
  • Wet or damp196 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph450 (81%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph52 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (41%)
  • Pedestrian165 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15122 (16%)
  • 16 to 20202 (26%)
  • 21 to 2596 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (13%)
  • 36 to 4566 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (44%)
  • Passenger276 (35%)
  • Pedestrian165 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (62%)
  • Motorcycle160 (19%)
  • Bus or coach48 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had the 163rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1980

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1980: 91, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46991118221
2ndA4673444312
3rdA468334838
4thA472334519
5thB4263313703
6thA40492746010
7thA4048243717
8thB4251131604
9thB4254121803
10thB45917712
11thB42506601
12thB45114501
13thA4653400
14thB42523601
15thA40692202
16thB42552300
17thA42541100
18thB42561101
19thB42681200

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1980

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 87.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1980

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1980: 174.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1980, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years