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Caerphilly road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2017, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2016 (147), and casualties rose from 225.

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

Collisions in 2017
182
Up 24% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
257
Up 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2017

1.6% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight14881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22086%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2017 is highlighted, with 182, up 24% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 182
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (10%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.3%)
  • February17 (9.3%)
  • March9 (4.9%)
  • April17 (9.3%)
  • May9 (4.9%)
  • June13 (7.1%)
  • July16 (8.8%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September17 (9.3%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November15 (8.2%)
  • December13 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (70%)
  • Wet or damp48 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (67%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph34 (19%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (79%)
  • Roundabout18 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (64%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (16%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.3%)
  • Over 759 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (61%)
  • Passenger64 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car263 (79%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2017.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2017

Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Caerphilly, CF81 8RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2017, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2017

The A4 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2017: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4183003
2ndA472162604
3rdB4111602
4thA4688901
5thA4698802
6thA40496800
7thB42514800
8thB42634400
9thB42543502
10thA40482200
11thA4672200
12thB42552400
13thB45912400
14thB46002200
15thA4651100
16thB42521400
17thB42561100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2017

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 29.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2017

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2017: 44.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years