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Caerphilly road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2005, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2004 (410), and casualties fell from 610.

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

Collisions in 2005
327
Down 20% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
507
Down 17% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2005

2.8% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight26681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight43085%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2005 is highlighted, with 327, down 20% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.8%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April28 (8.6%)
  • May27 (8.3%)
  • June30 (9.2%)
  • July23 (7%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October21 (6.4%)
  • November31 (9.5%)
  • December21 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (73%)
  • Wet or damp75 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (75%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)
  • 70 mph13 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (62%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1567 (13%)
  • 16 to 20105 (21%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (50%)
  • Passenger170 (34%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (81%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2005.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2005

Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Caerphilly, CF81 8RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2005, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2005

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2005: 33, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469337025
2ndA472296116
3rdA4048243103
4thB4591222802
5thA4049213003
6thB4263161813
7thA468152513
8thA467111601
9thB462381300
10thB42575501
11thB46005602
12thB425141121
13thB42543500
14thB42553400
15thB45113601
16thA4652400
17thB42522300
18thB42562201

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2005

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 44.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2005

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2005: 81.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years