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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 38 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024, and 54 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2023 (46), and casualties fell from 63.

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

Collisions in 2024
38
Down 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
54
Down 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024

2.6% of collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.6%
  • Serious616%
  • Slight3182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.9%
  • Serious611%
  • Slight4787%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 38, down 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 38
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (18%)
  • Tuesday3 (7.9%)
  • Wednesday2 (5.3%)
  • Thursday4 (11%)
  • Friday6 (16%)
  • Saturday5 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (29%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (11%)
  • February1 (2.6%)
  • March5 (13%)
  • April1 (2.6%)
  • May4 (11%)
  • June1 (2.6%)
  • July3 (7.9%)
  • August5 (13%)
  • September3 (7.9%)
  • October3 (7.9%)
  • November7 (18%)
  • December1 (2.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.6%)
  • Other1 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry24 (63%)
  • Wet or damp14 (37%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (42%)
  • 30 mph6 (16%)
  • 40 mph3 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (11%)
  • 60 mph3 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway24 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (24%)
  • Roundabout5 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant31 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (17%)
  • Pedestrian8 (15%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (3.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 206 (11%)
  • 21 to 2511 (20%)
  • 26 to 357 (13%)
  • 36 to 459 (17%)
  • 46 to 556 (11%)
  • 56 to 654 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 752 (3.7%)
  • Over 751 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider36 (67%)
  • Passenger10 (19%)
  • Pedestrian8 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43 (75%)
  • Motorcycle8 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Merthyr Tydfil ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2024.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024

Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 2024

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024: 12.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470121600
2ndA40543802
3rdA41022200
4thB42852200
5thA4651200
6thB42541100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2024

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 17.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2024

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024: 23.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 5 December 2024.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years