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Caerphilly road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1990, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1989 (536), and casualties fell from 671.

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

Collisions in 1990
498
Down 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
658
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight40181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight54983%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1990 is highlighted, with 498, down 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday111 (22%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.8%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March48 (9.6%)
  • April33 (6.6%)
  • May45 (9%)
  • June48 (9.6%)
  • July40 (8%)
  • August40 (8%)
  • September49 (9.8%)
  • October43 (8.6%)
  • November45 (9%)
  • December41 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (61%)
  • Wet or damp187 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph389 (78%)
  • 40 mph53 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph37 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (51%)
  • Pedestrian180 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1053 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1562 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20139 (21%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (40%)
  • Passenger213 (32%)
  • Pedestrian180 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (75%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1990

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1990 in Caerphilly

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Caerphilly ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1990.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1990

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1990: 84, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46984105119
2ndA472405007
3rdA4048394908
4thA468315125
5thB4591303604
6thA467203606
7thA4049182213
8thB4263122402
9thB425181305
10thB42525601
11thB42545501
12thB42575500
13thB46005820
14thA4654900
15thB45113300
16thA40422301
17thA42561100
18thA481100
19thB42401200
20thB42451100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1990

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 81.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1990

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1990: 150.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years