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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1986, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1985 (151), and casualties rose from 188.

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

Collisions in 1986
173
Up 15% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
207
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 1986

1.7% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3319%
  • Slight13779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight16881%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 173, up 15% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 173
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (20%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (6.9%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (20%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (2.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.5%)
  • February14 (8.1%)
  • March22 (13%)
  • April10 (5.8%)
  • May11 (6.4%)
  • June23 (13%)
  • July10 (5.8%)
  • August14 (8.1%)
  • September15 (8.7%)
  • October9 (5.2%)
  • November14 (8.1%)
  • December18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (71%)
  • Wet or damp41 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph141 (82%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph22 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (86%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (43%)
  • Pedestrian61 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (12%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2039 (19%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (16%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.8%)
  • Over 757 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (43%)
  • Pedestrian61 (29%)
  • Passenger58 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (67%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.4%)
  • Minibus6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 1986

Map of the last 6 crashes of 1986 in Merthyr Tydfil

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

  • 6 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Merthyr Tydfil ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1986.

Collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 1986

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1986: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470243004
2ndA4102182105
3rdA4054131912
4thA40606803
5thA4655701
6thB42544401
7thB42554502
8thA4722200
9thB42762201
10thB42852201
11thA4901100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1986

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 78.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1986

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 1986: 65.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1986.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years