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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023, and 63 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (43), and casualties rose from 54.

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

Collisions in 2023
46
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
63
Up 17% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023

2.2% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.2%
  • Serious511%
  • Slight4087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.6%
  • Serious57.9%
  • Slight5790%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 46, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 46
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday3 (6.5%)
  • Wednesday7 (15%)
  • Thursday8 (17%)
  • Friday13 (28%)
  • Saturday5 (11%)
  • Sunday6 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (35%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (8.7%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (8.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (6.5%)
  • February3 (6.5%)
  • March3 (6.5%)
  • April6 (13%)
  • May3 (6.5%)
  • June6 (13%)
  • July5 (11%)
  • August5 (11%)
  • September4 (8.7%)
  • October1 (2.2%)
  • November2 (4.3%)
  • December5 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds33 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (26%)
  • Other1 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry25 (54%)
  • Wet or damp21 (46%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (6.5%)
  • 30 mph22 (48%)
  • 40 mph5 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (11%)
  • 60 mph5 (11%)
  • 70 mph6 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (22%)
  • Roundabout5 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant46 (73%)
  • Pedestrian5 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 206 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 256 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3514 (22%)
  • 36 to 4512 (19%)
  • 46 to 555 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 658 (13%)
  • 66 to 755 (7.9%)
  • Over 753 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44 (70%)
  • Passenger14 (22%)
  • Pedestrian5 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car62 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle4 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Merthyr Tydfil ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2023.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023

Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 2023

The A4054 and A4102 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023, with 8 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405481101
2ndA410281102
3rdA47061101
4thA40604510
5thA4653500
6thA4722200
7thB42542300
8thB42551100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2023

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 21.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2023

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023: 25.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2023, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2023.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years