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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1990, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (224), and casualties rose from 262.

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

Collisions in 1990
203
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
277
Up 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 1990

1% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight23685%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 203, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (24%)
  • Sunday14 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.4%)
  • February13 (6.4%)
  • March19 (9.4%)
  • April17 (8.4%)
  • May13 (6.4%)
  • June14 (6.9%)
  • July11 (5.4%)
  • August17 (8.4%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December16 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (56%)
  • Wet or damp85 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (76%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (18%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (59%)
  • Pedestrian63 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2052 (19%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (43%)
  • Passenger96 (35%)
  • Pedestrian63 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (80%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.7%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1990.

Collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 1990

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 1990: 34, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470344705
2ndA4054162603
3rdA4102161903
4thA465152205
5thA4060112101
6thA4724401
7thB42543300
8thB42553300
9thA40491101
10thA42541210
11thA4691101
12thB42761301
13thB42851100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1990

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 98.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 1990

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 1990: 108.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years