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Caerphilly road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2001, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2000 (438), and casualties fell from 628.

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

Collisions in 2001
378
Down 14% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
542
Down 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2001

1.9% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight30982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight46886%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2001 is highlighted, with 378, down 14% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (10%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (19%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.8%)
  • February39 (10%)
  • March38 (10%)
  • April28 (7.4%)
  • May25 (6.6%)
  • June23 (6.1%)
  • July30 (7.9%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September30 (7.9%)
  • October37 (9.8%)
  • November30 (7.9%)
  • December21 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (70%)
  • Wet or damp101 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (74%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (11%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (91%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (67%)
  • Pedestrian92 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20102 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (53%)
  • Passenger164 (30%)
  • Pedestrian92 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (80%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Caerphilly

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Caerphilly ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2001.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2001

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2001, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2001

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2001: 36, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469365113
2ndA4048335116
3rdA468304303
4thA4049203802
5thB4591192303
6thA467172713
7thA472152411
8thB4263152112
9thB4623141801
10thB4254131803
11thB425191203
12thB46008801
13thB42555802
14thB42575502
15thA4653901
16thB45113700
17thB42522500
18thB42561100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2001

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 66.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2001

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2001: 118.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2001, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years