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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1984, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1983 (189), and casualties fell from 254.

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

Collisions in 1984
179
Down 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
225
Down 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 1984

1.1% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4022%
  • Slight13777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight17879%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 179, down 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (18%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (8.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.3%)
  • February10 (5.6%)
  • March16 (8.9%)
  • April12 (6.7%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July17 (9.5%)
  • August10 (5.6%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October13 (7.3%)
  • November21 (12%)
  • December14 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (68%)
  • Wet or damp52 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph143 (80%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (12%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (91%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (43%)
  • Pedestrian56 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (20%)
  • 21 to 2533 (15%)
  • 26 to 3534 (15%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider98 (44%)
  • Passenger71 (32%)
  • Pedestrian56 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car177 (67%)
  • Motorcycle33 (13%)
  • Bus or coach21 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1984.

Collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 1984

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1984: 48, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470486119
2ndA4102162006
3rdA465112103
4thB42544401
5thB42854500
6thA40603411
7thB42553300
8thA4051100
9thB42651100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1984

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 74.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1984

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 1984: 94.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years