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Caerphilly road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1997, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (425), and casualties rose from 614.

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

Collisions in 1997
427
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
618
Up 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight37187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious619.9%
  • Slight54989%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1997 is highlighted, with 427, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February27 (6.3%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April40 (9.4%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June34 (8%)
  • July40 (9.4%)
  • August34 (8%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October35 (8.2%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December30 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (70%)
  • Wet or damp125 (29%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (75%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (12%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (69%)
  • Pedestrian115 (19%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20119 (19%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (47%)
  • Passenger212 (34%)
  • Pedestrian115 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (84%)
  • Motorcycle28 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 1997.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1997

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1997: 56, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469569035
2ndA4048366102
3rdA468294412
4thB4263243006
5thA4049182500
6thB4591172212
7thA467141902
8thA472142003
9thB4251111604
10thB42557800
11thB42546800
12thB46006703
13thA4655703
14thB45115501
15thB42574801
16thB42562400

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1997

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 87.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1997

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1997: 149.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1997, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years