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Caerphilly road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1984, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (525), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 1984
520
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
633
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1984

2.5% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious12624%
  • Slight38173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious15224%
  • Slight46774%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1984 is highlighted, with 520, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (12%)
  • Thursday92 (18%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (18%)
  • Sunday50 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.8%)
  • February41 (7.9%)
  • March42 (8.1%)
  • April37 (7.1%)
  • May37 (7.1%)
  • June54 (10%)
  • July49 (9.4%)
  • August43 (8.3%)
  • September31 (6%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November44 (8.5%)
  • December43 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (67%)
  • Wet or damp155 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph427 (82%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph45 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (36%)
  • Pedestrian176 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 1056 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (11%)
  • 16 to 20165 (26%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (12%)
  • 36 to 4543 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (48%)
  • Pedestrian176 (28%)
  • Passenger153 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (61%)
  • Motorcycle131 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach49 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1984.

Collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1984

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1984: 84, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46984101122
2ndA4675268218
3rdA40483645412
4thA472324207
5thA468232522
6thA4049132204
7thB4263121602
8thB4591121506
9thB4251111313
10thB4600101101
11thB42524700
12thB42544601
13thB42574401
14thB42553300
15thA4652201
16thA41611100
17thA46001100
18thA4701100
19thB42031100
20thB42501100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1984

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 74.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1984

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1984: 140.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years