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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 6,783 collisions in Merthyr Tydfil.

Collisions in 1979
211
Casualties in 1979
297
Fatal collisions
9
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979

4.3% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious6229%
  • Slight14066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious8830%
  • Slight20067%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 211.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254658
20243854
20234663
20224354
20214569
20204859
201972119
201891130
201796143
201686129
201599148
2014115168
201393145
201297147
2011112179
2010115185
2009104151
2008130202
2007135221
2006149230
2005147229
2004157246
2003205314
2002178264
2001175270
2000170281
1999194261
1998160252
1997164249
1996211285
1995187242
1994205298
1993152221
1992192280
1991174239
1990203277
1989224262
1988204292
1987169219
1986173207
1985151188
1984179225
1983189254
1982225280
1981215339
1980209279
1979211297

When and where crashes happen in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (18%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.1%)
  • February8 (3.8%)
  • March14 (6.6%)
  • April20 (9.5%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June16 (7.6%)
  • July15 (7.1%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September17 (8.1%)
  • October16 (7.6%)
  • November19 (9%)
  • December20 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (58%)
  • Wet or damp62 (29%)
  • Frost or ice23 (11%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (81%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph23 (11%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (86%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (45%)
  • Pedestrian69 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2070 (24%)
  • 21 to 2555 (19%)
  • 26 to 3548 (16%)
  • 36 to 4523 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5513 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (41%)
  • Passenger106 (36%)
  • Pedestrian69 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (63%)
  • Motorcycle36 (11%)
  • Bus or coach30 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Merthyr Tydfil

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Merthyr Tydfil ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1979.

Collisions
336th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 1979

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979: 63, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4706395420
2ndA4102182406
3rdA465122713
4thB42544400
5thB42553400
6thB42853301
7thA40602200
8thA4722511
9thB42762400
10thA481100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1979

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 109.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1979

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979: 92.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years