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Caerphilly road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2021, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2020 (141), and casualties rose from 204.

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

Collisions in 2021
170
Up 21% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
219
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2021

3.5% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.5%
  • Serious4526%
  • Slight11970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious5425%
  • Slight15872%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2021 is highlighted, with 170, up 21% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 170
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.5%)
  • February9 (5.3%)
  • March10 (5.9%)
  • April14 (8.2%)
  • May11 (6.5%)
  • June15 (8.8%)
  • July12 (7.1%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September24 (14%)
  • October13 (7.6%)
  • November16 (9.4%)
  • December18 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (71%)
  • Wet or damp45 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph112 (66%)
  • 40 mph19 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph22 (13%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (82%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (62%)
  • Pedestrian31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (21%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (16%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (68%)
  • Passenger38 (17%)
  • Pedestrian31 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (76%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2021.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2021

Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Caerphilly, CF81 8RA area, Cefn Fforest and Pengam, Caerphilly, NP12 3SZ area and Risca West, Caerphilly, NP11 6BH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2021, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2021

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2021: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469202605
2ndA472101111
3rdA404991301
4thB425191003
5thA46781003
6thA46861001
7thB42546801
8thB42636902
9thB42575902
10thB45915802
11thB45113302
12thB46003710
13thA40482511
14thA4651400
15thB42521301
16thB42551100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2021

Risca had the most collisions of any town in Caerphilly in 2021: 16.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2021

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2021: 41.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years