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Caerphilly road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2012, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2011 (175), and casualties rose from 260.

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

Collisions in 2012
191
Up 9% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
264
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight16084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight23188%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2012 is highlighted, with 191, up 9% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 191
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.4%)
  • February9 (4.7%)
  • March23 (12%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May15 (7.9%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July18 (9.4%)
  • August11 (5.8%)
  • September23 (12%)
  • October15 (7.9%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December11 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (69%)
  • Wet or damp54 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (74%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph26 (14%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (82%)
  • Roundabout22 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (66%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2038 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (16%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 7513 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (61%)
  • Passenger66 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (80%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2012.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2012

Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, CF82 7WW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2012, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2012

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2012: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469284907
2ndA472142002
3rdB4251101512
4thA404991102
5thA4687901
6thB42546900
7thB42635503
8thB46004600
9thA4673300
10thB42573601
11thA40482300
12thA4651100
13thB45911101

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2012

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 28.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2012

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2012: 59.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2012.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years