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Caerphilly road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1988, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (510), and casualties rose from 650.

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

Collisions in 1988
514
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
675
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight39376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious12619%
  • Slight53579%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1988 is highlighted, with 514, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (18%)
  • Sunday71 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.7%)
  • February41 (8%)
  • March36 (7%)
  • April39 (7.6%)
  • May29 (5.6%)
  • June36 (7%)
  • July49 (9.5%)
  • August41 (8%)
  • September44 (8.6%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November43 (8.4%)
  • December51 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (64%)
  • Wet or damp180 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph400 (78%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph62 (12%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (45%)
  • Pedestrian211 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (5%)
  • 6 to 1054 (8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20130 (19%)
  • 21 to 25112 (17%)
  • 26 to 35108 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (40%)
  • Pedestrian211 (31%)
  • Passenger197 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (72%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach41 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had the 173rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
199th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1988

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1988: 104, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469104131118
2ndA472293328
3rdA4048274416
4thB4591222709
5thA4049212404
6thA467182807
7thA468182933
8thB4600172601
9thB4254161601
10thB4263141605
11thB4257101101
12thB42518801
13thB45117811
14thA46551311
15thB42524412
16thB42553301
17thA4631100
18thA481200
19thB42361200

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1988

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 92.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1988

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1988: 154.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years