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Caerphilly road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2015, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (209), and casualties fell from 297.

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

Collisions in 2015
189
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
260
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21984%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2015 is highlighted, with 189, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 189
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.5%)
  • February28 (15%)
  • March13 (6.9%)
  • April12 (6.3%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July12 (6.3%)
  • August12 (6.3%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October16 (8.5%)
  • November16 (8.5%)
  • December10 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (72%)
  • Wet or damp49 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph122 (65%)
  • 40 mph21 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph31 (16%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (79%)
  • Roundabout19 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (66%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (20%)
  • 36 to 4532 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (15%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5%)
  • Over 759 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (65%)
  • Passenger62 (24%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (80%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (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 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2015.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2015

Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2015, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2015

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2015: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469172403
2ndA472162502
3rdA467111804
4thA468101511
5thB425171101
6thB425471201
7thB459171001
8thB42636600
9thB46004400
10thA40483401
11thB42553501
12thA40492401
13thA4651100
14thB41101
15thB42571201
16thB45111200

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2015

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 31.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2015

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2015: 55.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2015.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years