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Caerphilly road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2018, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2017 (182), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2018
187
Up 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
275
Up 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2018 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4222%
  • Slight14376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5119%
  • Slight22281%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2018 is highlighted, with 187, up 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (20%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February14 (7.5%)
  • March12 (6.4%)
  • April13 (7%)
  • May12 (6.4%)
  • June14 (7.5%)
  • July16 (8.6%)
  • August18 (9.6%)
  • September16 (8.6%)
  • October18 (9.6%)
  • November17 (9.1%)
  • December17 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (67%)
  • Wet or damp58 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (67%)
  • 40 mph31 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (85%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (73%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (17%)
  • 21 to 2541 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.1%)
  • Over 7511 (4%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (60%)
  • Passenger76 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Caerphilly ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2018.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2018

Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, CF82 7WW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2018, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2018

The A467 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2018: 16, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA467162004
2ndA472152303
3rdA469121503
4thB4251121204
5thB42637802
6thB459171303
7thA404961001
8thB42546800
9thB46006711
10thA4683402
11thA40461200
12thA40481201
13thA4651200
14thB42521101
15thB42551100
16thB42571100
17thB45111301

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2018

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 26.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2018

NP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2018: 48.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years