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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (170), and casualties fell from 281.

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

Collisions in 2001
175
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
270
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
3.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001

2.3% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001 were fatal and 3.4% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious63.4%
  • Slight16594%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious93.3%
  • Slight25795%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 175, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (5.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.6%)
  • February7 (4%)
  • March15 (8.6%)
  • April14 (8%)
  • May22 (13%)
  • June17 (9.7%)
  • July15 (8.6%)
  • August9 (5.1%)
  • September11 (6.3%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December16 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (69%)
  • Wet or damp43 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (76%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (15%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8%)
  • Roundabout14 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (71%)
  • Pedestrian38 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (17%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (54%)
  • Passenger87 (32%)
  • Pedestrian38 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (83%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Merthyr Tydfil

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Merthyr Tydfil ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2001.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001

Town, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001, with 25 collisions.

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 2001

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001: 19, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470193501
2ndA4102172700
3rdA4054152320
4thA465122211
5thA40606800
6thB425551000
7thB42854500
8thA4721500

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2001

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 96.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2001

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001: 89.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2001, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years