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Caerphilly road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2019, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2018 (187), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 2019
184
Down 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
264
Down 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2019

1.6% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2019 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight20778%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2019 is highlighted, with 184, down 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (10%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday39 (21%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (9.2%)

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 11:5916 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February8 (4.3%)
  • March15 (8.2%)
  • April14 (7.6%)
  • May15 (8.2%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July15 (8.2%)
  • August18 (9.8%)
  • September18 (9.8%)
  • October13 (7.1%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December11 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (67%)
  • Wet or damp58 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph122 (66%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (19%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (69%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3549 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5540 (15%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (67%)
  • Passenger63 (24%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (78%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2019.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2019

Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Caerphilly, CF81 8RA area, Morgan Jones, Caerphilly, CF83 1JD area and Nelson, Caerphilly, CF46 6HA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2019, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2019

The A472 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2019: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA472182702
2ndA469152413
3rdB4251121812
4thA46891601
5thB42639900
6thA404981113
7thB459181202
8thB42545704
9thB42555802
10thA4674400
11thA40483701
12thA4653300
13thB42522401
14thB46002200
15thB42561100
16thB42571300
17thB45111100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2019

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 18.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2019

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2019: 44.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years