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Caerphilly road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2014, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2013 (224), and casualties fell from 315.

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

Collisions in 2014
209
Down 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
297
Down 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2014

1% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2014 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight18488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious289.4%
  • Slight26790%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2014 is highlighted, with 209, down 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (18%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (8.1%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.1%)
  • February16 (7.7%)
  • March13 (6.2%)
  • April21 (10%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June20 (9.6%)
  • July18 (8.6%)
  • August16 (7.7%)
  • September14 (6.7%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November16 (7.7%)
  • December13 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (64%)
  • Wet or damp70 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph154 (74%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph23 (11%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (82%)
  • Roundabout26 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (65%)
  • Pedestrian48 (16%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (61%)
  • Passenger68 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2014.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2014

Risca West, Caerphilly, NP11 6BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2014, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2014

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2014: 19.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469192500
2ndA472132203
3rdB4591131601
4thA468111702
5thA4049101700
6thB4263101301
7thA46791401
8thB425191212
9thA40487800
10thB42544902
11thB42574401
12thB46004500
13thB42523600
14thB42561100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2014

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 34.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2014

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2014: 55.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years