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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2000, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1999 (194), and casualties rose from 261.

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

Collisions in 2000
170
Down 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
281
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 2000

2.4% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2000 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious148.2%
  • Slight15289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious227.8%
  • Slight25390%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 170, down 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.7%)
  • February15 (8.8%)
  • March15 (8.8%)
  • April9 (5.3%)
  • May22 (13%)
  • June11 (6.5%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August16 (9.4%)
  • September14 (8.2%)
  • October16 (9.4%)
  • November14 (8.2%)
  • December11 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (58%)
  • Wet or damp70 (41%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (72%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph29 (17%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (62%)
  • Pedestrian41 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2044 (16%)
  • 21 to 2542 (15%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (49%)
  • Passenger101 (36%)
  • Pedestrian41 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (78%)
  • Other vehicle17 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 2000

Map of the last 20 crashes of 2000 in Merthyr Tydfil

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Merthyr Tydfil ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2000.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 2000

The A465 and A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2000, with 19 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465193723
2ndA470193113
3rdA4054131601
4thB42554700
5thA40603400
6thA41022200
7thB42542400
8thB42851100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2000

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 67.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2000

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 2000: 65.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2000, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years