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Caerphilly road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2002, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2001 (378), and casualties rose from 542.

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

Collisions in 2002
408
Up 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
654
Up 21% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2002

1.2% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight35286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious588.9%
  • Slight59190%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2002 is highlighted, with 408, up 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday81 (20%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (5.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.8%)
  • February29 (7.1%)
  • March37 (9.1%)
  • April33 (8.1%)
  • May34 (8.3%)
  • June25 (6.1%)
  • July29 (7.1%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October37 (9.1%)
  • November51 (13%)
  • December21 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (65%)
  • Wet or damp136 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (74%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph51 (13%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (87%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (66%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (9.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35121 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (48%)
  • Passenger249 (38%)
  • Pedestrian92 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car587 (80%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2002.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2002

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2002, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2002

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2002: 36, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469365401
2ndA467325108
3rdB4591284022
4thA4048222903
5thA468223401
6thB4263202603
7thA4049173012
8thA472173702
9thB4623172304
10thB4600136100
11thB42517901
12thB42546901
13thB42524601
14thB45114501
15thA4653610
16thB42573501
17thB42552400
18thB42561701

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2002

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 72.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2002

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2002: 135.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2002.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years