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Caerphilly road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1991, and 592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (498), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 1991
469
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
592
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1991

1.9% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious9520%
  • Slight36578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight47680%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1991 is highlighted, with 469, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.5%)
  • February36 (7.7%)
  • March39 (8.3%)
  • April44 (9.4%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July32 (6.8%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September39 (8.3%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November44 (9.4%)
  • December39 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (62%)
  • Wet or damp152 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (74%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph71 (15%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (54%)
  • Pedestrian151 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20121 (20%)
  • 21 to 25110 (19%)
  • 26 to 3599 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (49%)
  • Pedestrian151 (26%)
  • Passenger150 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (74%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Caerphilly

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Caerphilly ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1991.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1991

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1991: 69, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469699029
2ndA4724458113
3rdA4048304616
4thB4591283606
5thA4049202604
6thA467182207
7thA468151913
8thB4263121312
9thB425181002
10thB425481112
11thB42577700
12thA4656902
13thB42505600
14thB42522200
15thA40421100
16thA40691100
17thA481100
18thB45211100
19thB46001100
20thM41100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1991

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 55.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1991

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1991: 112.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1991, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years