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Caerphilly road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1996, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1995 (482), and casualties fell from 709.

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

Collisions in 1996
425
Down 12% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
614
Down 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight33679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9716%
  • Slight51083%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1996 is highlighted, with 425, down 12% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.8%)
  • February40 (9.4%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April38 (8.9%)
  • May27 (6.4%)
  • June39 (9.2%)
  • July39 (9.2%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September31 (7.3%)
  • October27 (6.4%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December41 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (65%)
  • Wet or damp128 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph322 (76%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph38 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (64%)
  • Pedestrian131 (21%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (6%)
  • 6 to 1049 (8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20125 (20%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (45%)
  • Passenger205 (33%)
  • Pedestrian131 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1996.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1996

The A4048 and A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1996, with 48 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40484870010
2ndA469486807
3rdB4591212813
4thA4049202504
5thA472202803
6thA467183615
7thB4263111802
8thB4251101203
9thA46891003
10thB425491901
11thB46007902
12thB425251101
13thB42574602
14thA4653410
15thB45112200
16thA4241200
17thB42551101
18thB42561101

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1996

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 65.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1996

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1996: 103.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years