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Caerphilly road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2006, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (327), and casualties fell from 507.

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

Collisions in 2006
302
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
453
Down 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2006

1% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight39487%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2006 is highlighted, with 302, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.6%)
  • February22 (7.3%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May24 (7.9%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August20 (6.6%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October28 (9.3%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December20 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (5%)
  • Not recorded12 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (69%)
  • Wet or damp86 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (77%)
  • 40 mph12 (4%)
  • 50 mph9 (3%)
  • 60 mph39 (13%)
  • 70 mph9 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (72%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20129 (28%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (55%)
  • Passenger138 (30%)
  • Pedestrian67 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (85%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2006.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2006

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2006, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2006

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2006: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469345604
2ndB4254193104
3rdB4251172505
4thB4591172203
5thB4623162204
6thB4263141700
7thA4049132012
8thA472132501
9thA467122202
10thA468112103
11thB425761000
12thB46005801
13thA40484600
14thB45114700
15thB42523301
16thA4652500
17thB42552201
18thB42501100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2006

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 60.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2006

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2006: 88.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years