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Caerphilly road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2009, and 364 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2008 (294), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2009
246
Down 16% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
364
Down 23% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight21085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious369.9%
  • Slight32489%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2009 is highlighted, with 246, down 16% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.9%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March20 (8.1%)
  • April20 (8.1%)
  • May13 (5.3%)
  • June18 (7.3%)
  • July22 (8.9%)
  • August23 (9.3%)
  • September24 (9.8%)
  • October21 (8.5%)
  • November24 (9.8%)
  • December14 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (70%)
  • Wet or damp64 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (68%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph36 (15%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (82%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (75%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2079 (22%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (58%)
  • Passenger98 (27%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (86%)
  • Motorcycle17 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2009.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2009

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2009, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2009

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2009: 22, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469223410
2ndA468162610
3rdA472152103
4thA467142312
5thB459191201
6thB460071000
7thA40486802
8thB425461411
9thA404951001
10thB42633302
11thB42552300
12thB46232201
13thA4651100
14thB42511100
15thB42561300
16thB42571101

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2009

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 48.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2009

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2009: 79.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years