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Caerphilly road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2003, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2002 (408), and casualties fell from 654.

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

Collisions in 2003
436
Up 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
628
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2003 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious419.4%
  • Slight39190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious467.3%
  • Slight57892%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2003 is highlighted, with 436, up 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.6%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March34 (7.8%)
  • April40 (9.2%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June41 (9.4%)
  • July34 (7.8%)
  • August27 (6.2%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October43 (9.9%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December29 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (71%)
  • Wet or damp118 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph315 (72%)
  • 40 mph44 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph55 (13%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (71%)
  • Pedestrian87 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20124 (20%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (16%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (54%)
  • Passenger201 (32%)
  • Pedestrian87 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (83%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Caerphilly ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2003.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2003

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2003, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2003

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2003: 46, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469467703
2ndA4049304204
3rdA4048274601
4thB4263243100
5thA467233210
6thA468233100
7thA472202601
8thB4623192904
9thB4591172601
10thB460091114
11thA46571000
12thB42557900
13thB42516700
14thB42545710
15thB42565700
16thB42523300
17thB42573501
18thB45113300

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2003

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 67.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2003

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2003: 119.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years