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Caerphilly road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1989, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (514), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 1989
536
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
671
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious11922%
  • Slight40976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious14622%
  • Slight51777%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1989 is highlighted, with 536, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.5%)
  • February45 (8.4%)
  • March44 (8.2%)
  • April35 (6.5%)
  • May39 (7.3%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July49 (9.1%)
  • August46 (8.6%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October49 (9.1%)
  • November32 (6%)
  • December47 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (62%)
  • Wet or damp160 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph423 (79%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph49 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (90%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (51%)
  • Pedestrian166 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7%)
  • 16 to 20176 (26%)
  • 21 to 25111 (17%)
  • 26 to 3579 (12%)
  • 36 to 4568 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (46%)
  • Passenger193 (29%)
  • Pedestrian166 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (74%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1989.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1989

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1989: 75, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4697597010
2ndA4723959111
3rdA40483543011
4thA468262816
5thB4591232603
6thA467212815
7thA4049202708
8thB4263151805
9thB4257131502
10thB425491302
11thB425171102
12thA4655510
13thB46005500
14thB42523300
15thB42562301
16thB45112200
17thA40421100
18thA40461301
19thA40591100
20thB42501101

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1989

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 80.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1989

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1989: 140.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years