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Caerphilly road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2024, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (147), and casualties rose from 186.

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

Collisions in 2024
155
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
223
Up 20% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2024

1.3% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2024 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious5636%
  • Slight9763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious6027%
  • Slight16172%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2024 is highlighted, with 155, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 155
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.8%)
  • February13 (8.4%)
  • March7 (4.5%)
  • April9 (5.8%)
  • May14 (9%)
  • June21 (14%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August13 (8.4%)
  • September14 (9%)
  • October12 (7.7%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December8 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (77%)
  • Wet or damp34 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph71 (46%)
  • 30 mph37 (24%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (13%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (81%)
  • Roundabout17 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (65%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (20%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5523 (10%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.3%)
  • Over 7513 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (65%)
  • Passenger51 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (77%)
  • Motorcycle26 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2024.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2024

Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Caerphilly, CF81 8RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2024, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2024

The A469 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2024: 18, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA469183501
2ndA472151807
3rdB4263121815
4thA46781605
5thB425171204
6thA46861003
7thB45915503
8thA40484501
9thA40493600
10thB46003402
11thA4652201
12thB42552200
13thB45112201
14thB42521110
15thB42561200
16thB46231301

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2024

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 26.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2024

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2024: 45.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2024, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years