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Caerphilly road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1985, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1984 (520), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 1985
486
Down 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
624
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1985

2.1% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious11724%
  • Slight35974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious13522%
  • Slight47877%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1985 is highlighted, with 486, down 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday95 (20%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.3%)
  • February30 (6.2%)
  • March50 (10%)
  • April36 (7.4%)
  • May47 (9.7%)
  • June38 (7.8%)
  • July45 (9.3%)
  • August47 (9.7%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November36 (7.4%)
  • December46 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (60%)
  • Wet or damp172 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph402 (83%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph50 (10%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (43%)
  • Pedestrian159 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (5.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (6.9%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20148 (24%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (45%)
  • Passenger182 (29%)
  • Pedestrian159 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (68%)
  • Motorcycle98 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach35 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1985.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1985

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1985: 76, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4697695210
2ndA4673550115
3rdA472334015
4thA40483141111
5thA468202412
6thB4263192604
7thB4600181903
8thA4049152416
9thB4591132106
10thB425491405
11thB42518801
12thB42526602
13thB451151802
14thB42573401
15thA4652300
16thA40771101
17thA41191100
18thB42501100
19thB42551100
20thB45961101

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1985

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 86.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1985

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1985: 157.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1985, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years