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Caerphilly road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1998, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (427), and casualties fell from 618.

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

Collisions in 1998
415
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
595
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight36889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious498.2%
  • Slight54491%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1998 is highlighted, with 415, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday69 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April35 (8.4%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June33 (8%)
  • July33 (8%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November37 (8.9%)
  • December37 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (62%)
  • Wet or damp146 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (69%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph57 (14%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (60%)
  • Pedestrian127 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1050 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (47%)
  • Passenger190 (32%)
  • Pedestrian127 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Motorcycle27 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1998.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1998

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1998: 47, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469476705
2ndA4048334612
3rdA468264202
4thA467213803
5thB4591203201
6thB4623182803
7thA472172213
8thA4049162802
9thB4263152400
10thB4251112102
11thB46009900
12thB425481301
13thA46561400
14thB42574400
15thB45114501
16thA40692201
17thA40681100
18thB42521100
19thB42551100
20thB42561100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1998

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 56.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1998

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1998: 111.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years