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Caerphilly road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 1999, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (415), and casualties rose from 595.

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

Collisions in 1999
441
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
651
Up 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 1999

2% of collisions in Caerphilly in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight36783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight56386%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 1999 is highlighted, with 441, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.8%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May32 (7.3%)
  • June53 (12%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August33 (7.5%)
  • September33 (7.5%)
  • October37 (8.4%)
  • November38 (8.6%)
  • December35 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (64%)
  • Wet or damp144 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph312 (71%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph68 (15%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (89%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (66%)
  • Pedestrian100 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1047 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1567 (10%)
  • 16 to 20116 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35123 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (51%)
  • Passenger221 (34%)
  • Pedestrian100 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car646 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle19 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1999.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 1999

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 1999: 43, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469436347
2ndA4048386004
3rdA468294304
4thB4623232502
5thA467203501
6thB4591192704
7thA472182905
8thA4049172101
9thB4263152011
10thB4251132502
11thB4600111402
12thB425491201
13thB42576902
14thA46551511
15thB45114501
16thB42522201
17thB42551101
18thB42561100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 1999

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 74.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 1999

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 1999: 134.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years