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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1988, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1987 (169), and casualties rose from 219.

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

Collisions in 1988
204
Up 21% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
292
Up 33% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 1988

2% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1988 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious209.8%
  • Slight18088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious299.9%
  • Slight25989%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 204, up 21% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (19%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (5.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February12 (5.9%)
  • March15 (7.4%)
  • April14 (6.9%)
  • May19 (9.3%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July11 (5.4%)
  • August14 (6.9%)
  • September13 (6.4%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November19 (9.3%)
  • December18 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (62%)
  • Wet or damp70 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph158 (77%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (14%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (40%)
  • Pedestrian75 (26%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (18%)
  • 16 to 2048 (16%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (12%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (37%)
  • Passenger108 (37%)
  • Pedestrian75 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (69%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1988.

Collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 1988

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1988: 41, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470415616
2ndA4102175212
3rdA4054132203
4thA406091310
5thA46581102
6thB42553300
7thB42853301
8thB42542200
9thB42761100
10thM41100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1988

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 111.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1988

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 1988: 109.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years