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Caerphilly road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2010, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (246), and casualties fell from 364.

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

Collisions in 2010
223
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
297
Down 18% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2010

None of the collisions in Caerphilly in 2010 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight19286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight26389%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2010 is highlighted, with 223, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 223
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (21%)
  • Thursday39 (17%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.4%)
  • February14 (6.3%)
  • March21 (9.4%)
  • April27 (12%)
  • May13 (5.8%)
  • June20 (9%)
  • July19 (8.5%)
  • August22 (9.9%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October21 (9.4%)
  • November12 (5.4%)
  • December19 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (73%)
  • Wet or damp40 (18%)
  • Snow13 (5.8%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (74%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph28 (13%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (83%)
  • Roundabout23 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (72%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2046 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (58%)
  • Passenger80 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (87%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2010.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2010

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2010, with 18 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2010

The A468 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2010: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA468212605
2ndA467202300
3rdA469182701
4thA472132203
5thB426391000
6thB425181001
7thB45917704
8thB42546600
9thB46004401
10thB46234501
11thA40483400
12thA40493800
13thA4652401
14thB42572300
15thB42521100
16thB42551100
17thB45111201

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2010

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 39.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2010

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2010: 71.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years