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Caerphilly road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1982, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (584), and casualties fell from 764.

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

Collisions in 1982
563
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
748
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1982

2% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious13023%
  • Slight42275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious15421%
  • Slight58378%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1982 is highlighted, with 563, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.2%)
  • February28 (5%)
  • March37 (6.6%)
  • April49 (8.7%)
  • May54 (9.6%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July48 (8.5%)
  • August52 (9.2%)
  • September51 (9.1%)
  • October52 (9.2%)
  • November46 (8.2%)
  • December53 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (63%)
  • Wet or damp182 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph467 (83%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph56 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (42%)
  • Pedestrian173 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1058 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20155 (21%)
  • 21 to 25118 (16%)
  • 26 to 35126 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (45%)
  • Passenger239 (32%)
  • Pedestrian173 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (63%)
  • Motorcycle131 (15%)
  • Bus or coach52 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Caerphilly

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Caerphilly ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had the 159th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
159th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1982

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1982: 82, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46982106018
2ndA4723849011
3rdA467374625
4thA468334215
5thA4048283929
6thA4049213124
7thB4254163403
8thB4263162211
9thB4591101203
10thB460091301
11thB42515601
12thB42525500
13thB42504501
14thB45113502
15thA4652400
16thB42552301
17thB42572200
18thA41021200
19thA4631101
20thA4701100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1982

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 111.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1982

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1982: 184.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years