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Caerphilly road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1987, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (520), and casualties rose from 646.

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

Collisions in 1987
510
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
650
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1987

0.4% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious11823%
  • Slight39076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious13621%
  • Slight51279%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1987 is highlighted, with 510, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.5%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March31 (6.1%)
  • April54 (11%)
  • May38 (7.5%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July50 (9.8%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September40 (7.8%)
  • October42 (8.2%)
  • November40 (7.8%)
  • December56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (66%)
  • Wet or damp163 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph404 (79%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph48 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (46%)
  • Pedestrian156 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (20%)
  • 21 to 25111 (17%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (49%)
  • Passenger176 (27%)
  • Pedestrian156 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (69%)
  • Motorcycle93 (11%)
  • Bus or coach42 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had the 169th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1987

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1987: 84, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46984107016
2ndA4724362012
3rdA40483848014
4thA467275008
5thA4049263306
6thA468232505
7thB4591172707
8thB4263141604
9thB4254111602
10thB425781001
11thB46008802
12thB42516602
13thA4655801
14thA483510
15thB42523310
16thB42552200
17thB42562201
18thA40421100
19thB42501100
20thB45111100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1987

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 68.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1987

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1987: 126.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years