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Caerphilly road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1981, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (558), and casualties fell from 787.

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

Collisions in 1981
584
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
764
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious14525%
  • Slight42673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious17323%
  • Slight57776%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1981 is highlighted, with 584, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday100 (17%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.3%)
  • February36 (6.2%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April46 (7.9%)
  • May49 (8.4%)
  • June51 (8.7%)
  • July59 (10%)
  • August55 (9.4%)
  • September47 (8%)
  • October55 (9.4%)
  • November46 (7.9%)
  • December56 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (61%)
  • Wet or damp203 (35%)
  • Snow13 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph475 (81%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph52 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (40%)
  • Pedestrian189 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist38 (5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1570 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20205 (27%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (45%)
  • Passenger231 (30%)
  • Pedestrian189 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (63%)
  • Motorcycle144 (17%)
  • Bus or coach69 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had the 151st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
151st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1981

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1981: 109, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469109144129
2ndA4673958311
3rdA472334738
4thA468303605
5thA40482936011
6thA40492840113
7thB4263283814
8thB4254121402
9thB42525801
10thB42514503
11thB42564700
12thB42574400
13thB45114700
14thB45914401
15thA4653611
16thB42503500
17thA40461101
18thA40471101
19thA40681100
20thA42541100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1981

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 103.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1981

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1981: 184.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1981, 4 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years