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Caerphilly road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2007, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2006 (302), and casualties fell from 453.

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

Collisions in 2007
291
Down 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
421
Down 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2007

1.7% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2007 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5619%
  • Slight23079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight34582%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2007 is highlighted, with 291, down 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (18%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (12%)
  • February21 (7.2%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April25 (8.6%)
  • May24 (8.2%)
  • June19 (6.5%)
  • July27 (9.3%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September24 (8.2%)
  • October19 (6.5%)
  • November25 (8.6%)
  • December18 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (71%)
  • Wet or damp75 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph210 (72%)
  • 40 mph30 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph40 (14%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (86%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (70%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (19%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (52%)
  • Passenger135 (32%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (85%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2007.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2007

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2007, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2007

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2007: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469364802
2ndA467213826
3rdA472161904
4thB4591163814
5thA468151700
6thB4263151601
7thA4048132001
8thB4251101603
9thB4623101103
10thA404991312
11thB460091101
12thB42546802
13thB42576803
14thA4652200
15thB42522200
16thB42562301
17thB45112200
18thB45211100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2007

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 48.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2007

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2007: 83.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years