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Caerphilly road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2008, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (291), and casualties rose from 421.

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

Collisions in 2008
294
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
474
Up 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight24282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight40285%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2008 is highlighted, with 294, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February25 (8.5%)
  • March19 (6.5%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May24 (8.2%)
  • June24 (8.2%)
  • July28 (9.5%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September25 (8.5%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November19 (6.5%)
  • December21 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (60%)
  • Wet or damp107 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (73%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (11%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (72%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20117 (25%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (55%)
  • Passenger158 (33%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (84%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2008.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2008

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2008, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2008

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2008: 34, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469345808
2ndA4049213604
3rdB4591184105
4thA467162512
5thB4251162610
6thB4623141903
7thA468132311
8thB4263111702
9thA472101402
10thA404891620
11thB425491602
12thB460081103
13thA46571701
14thB42575800
15thB42552300
16thB42521100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2008

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 44.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2008

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2008: 84.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2008.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years