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Caerphilly road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Caerphilly in 2025, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (155), and casualties fell from 223.

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

Collisions in 2025
145
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
170
Down 24% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Caerphilly in 2025

1.4% of collisions in Caerphilly in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Caerphilly from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3323%
  • Slight11076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight13378%

Caerphilly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Caerphilly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 584 in 1981. 2025 is highlighted, with 145, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 145
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (17%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (17%)
  • Sunday13 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.6%)
  • February10 (6.9%)
  • March10 (6.9%)
  • April17 (12%)
  • May8 (5.5%)
  • June7 (4.8%)
  • July13 (9%)
  • August14 (9.7%)
  • September11 (7.6%)
  • October13 (9%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December14 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (72%)
  • Wet or damp35 (24%)
  • Snow3 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph86 (59%)
  • 30 mph13 (9%)
  • 40 mph15 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (12%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Caerphilly in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (65%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3532 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (17%)
  • 46 to 5517 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (74%)
  • Passenger25 (15%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (78%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Caerphilly in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Caerphilly had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2025.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Caerphilly in 2025

Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly, NP12 2FJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Caerphilly in 2025, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Caerphilly with the most crashes in 2025

The A472 had the most collisions in Caerphilly in 2025: 14, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Caerphilly, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA472141504
2ndA469121406
3rdA4049101302
4thA46891103
5thB425181002
6thB42638802
7thA4676701
8thB45915800
9thB42543402
10thB42563300
11thB46003302
12thA4652310
13thA40481100
14thB42521101
15thB42571101
16thB45111100
17thB46231100

Towns in Caerphilly: crashes in 2025

Caerphilly itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 21.

Postcode districts in Caerphilly: crashes in 2025

CF83 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Caerphilly in 2025: 39.

Latest crashes in Caerphilly in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Caerphilly in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Caerphilly road accidents in other years