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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1981, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1980 (209), and casualties rose from 279.

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

Collisions in 1981
215
Up 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
339
Up 22% on 1980
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious5827%
  • Slight15271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight26678%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 215, up 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (10%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday43 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.4%)
  • February11 (5.1%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April18 (8.4%)
  • May19 (8.8%)
  • June20 (9.3%)
  • July15 (7%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September13 (6%)
  • October19 (8.8%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December20 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (65%)
  • Wet or damp65 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph169 (79%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph34 (16%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (42%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (24%)
  • Pedestrian64 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1563 (19%)
  • 16 to 2057 (17%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Passenger168 (50%)
  • Driver or rider107 (32%)
  • Pedestrian64 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (64%)
  • Bus or coach37 (12%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Merthyr Tydfil

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Merthyr Tydfil ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1981.

Collisions
334th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 1981

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1981: 51, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47051108017
2ndA4102272807
3rdA465122232
4thA4060112102
5thB425481400
6thB42555712
7thA40652201
8thB42852601
9thA40671100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1981

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 93.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1981

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 1981: 104.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1981.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years