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Caerphilly road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2023, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2022 (154), and casualties fell from 202.

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

Collisions in 2023
147
Down 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
186
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
11
7.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2023

7.5% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2023 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal117.5%
  • Serious4631%
  • Slight9061%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal126.5%
  • Serious5027%
  • Slight12467%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2023 is highlighted, with 147, down 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 147
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February4 (2.7%)
  • March18 (12%)
  • April16 (11%)
  • May8 (5.4%)
  • June17 (12%)
  • July13 (8.8%)
  • August8 (5.4%)
  • September12 (8.2%)
  • October8 (5.4%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December12 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (71%)
  • Wet or damp36 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (15%)
  • 30 mph77 (52%)
  • 40 mph15 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph16 (11%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (81%)
  • Roundabout15 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (8.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (55%)
  • Pedestrian36 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (15%)
  • 21 to 2511 (5.9%)
  • 26 to 3539 (21%)
  • 36 to 4527 (15%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8.6%)
  • Over 7512 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (63%)
  • Pedestrian36 (19%)
  • Passenger32 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car182 (75%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2023.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2023

Blackwood, Caerphilly, NP12 1QR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2023, with 11 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2023

The A469 and A472 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2023, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469172024
2ndA472172434
3rdB426391102
4thB42517802
5thB45916813
6thA4675702
7thA4685912
8thA40494602
9thB45113600
10thB46003410
11thA40482501
12thA4652300
13thB42551101
14thB42571100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2023

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 17.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2023

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2023: 38.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2023, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2023.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years