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Caerphilly road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2004, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (436), and casualties fell from 628.

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

Collisions in 2004
410
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
610
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2004

2.2% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight35787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious528.5%
  • Slight54890%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2004 is highlighted, with 410, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (19%)
  • Sunday32 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.5%)
  • February44 (11%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April35 (8.5%)
  • May40 (9.8%)
  • June40 (9.8%)
  • July29 (7.1%)
  • August36 (8.8%)
  • September28 (6.8%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November21 (5.1%)
  • December30 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (66%)
  • Wet or damp129 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph297 (72%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph62 (15%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (70%)
  • Pedestrian82 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1559 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (23%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (53%)
  • Passenger202 (33%)
  • Pedestrian82 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (80%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2004.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2004

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2004, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2004

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2004: 39, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469395333
2ndA467388022
3rdA4048293904
4thA4049294015
5thA468273803
6thB4623223002
7thA472192901
8thB4263172001
9thB4251101600
10thB4591101113
11thB425481712
12thB425761611
13thB46006800
14thB45114901
15thB42552200
16thB42562200
17thA4651100
18thB42521100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2004

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 58.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2004

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2004: 121.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2004, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2004.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years