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Caerphilly road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1986, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (486), and casualties rose from 624.

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

Collisions in 1986
520
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
646
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious13626%
  • Slight37472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious15925%
  • Slight47674%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1986 is highlighted, with 520, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (18%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.9%)
  • February37 (7.1%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April44 (8.5%)
  • May40 (7.7%)
  • June48 (9.2%)
  • July47 (9%)
  • August49 (9.4%)
  • September39 (7.5%)
  • October51 (9.8%)
  • November50 (9.6%)
  • December38 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (59%)
  • Wet or damp182 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.5%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph408 (78%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph56 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (94%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (44%)
  • Pedestrian172 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (21%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (15%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (49%)
  • Pedestrian172 (27%)
  • Passenger159 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (70%)
  • Motorcycle98 (12%)
  • Bus or coach41 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Caerphilly ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1986.

Collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1986

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1986: 76, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4697692017
2ndA4723847110
3rdB4591303406
4thA40482937111
5thA467263837
6thA4049202306
7thA468182014
8thB4263161902
9thB4600111401
10thB42518904
11thB425481204
12thB42577814
13thA4655801
14thB42524602
15thB42562200
16thA40471101
17thA4491101
18thB42501101
19thB42551100
20thB44711100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1986

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 52.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1986

NP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1986: 116.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years