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Caerphilly road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1983, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (563), and casualties fell from 748.

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

Collisions in 1983
525
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
642
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1983

1.5% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1983 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight41880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11718%
  • Slight51781%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1983 is highlighted, with 525, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (18%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.1%)
  • February29 (5.5%)
  • March56 (11%)
  • April46 (8.8%)
  • May48 (9.1%)
  • June45 (8.6%)
  • July37 (7%)
  • August33 (6.3%)
  • September49 (9.3%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November31 (5.9%)
  • December46 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (66%)
  • Wet or damp166 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph424 (81%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph55 (10%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (36%)
  • Pedestrian179 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (17%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1062 (9.7%)
  • 11 to 1566 (10%)
  • 16 to 20149 (23%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (12%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (46%)
  • Pedestrian179 (28%)
  • Passenger170 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (66%)
  • Motorcycle106 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had the 167th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1983

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1983: 77, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4697790112
2ndA467435006
3rdA4048425725
4thA472273003
5thA4049212507
6thB4263203307
7thA468131922
8thB4254101404
9thB460091002
10thB45917803
11thB42526801
12thB42505702
13thB425751000
14thA4654701
15thB42514400
16thB45113300
17thB42562200
18thA40541300
19thB40631101
20thB42551110

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1983

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 78.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1983

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1983: 150.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years