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Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46 road traffic collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025, and 58 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2024 (38), and casualties rose from 54.

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

Collisions in 2025
46
Up 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Up 7% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025

None of the collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.8% and 14% in Merthyr Tydfil from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1022%
  • Slight3678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1017%
  • Slight4883%

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merthyr Tydfil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 225 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 46, up 21% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (13%)
  • Tuesday3 (6.5%)
  • Wednesday2 (4.3%)
  • Thursday10 (22%)
  • Friday7 (15%)
  • Saturday11 (24%)
  • Sunday7 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (8.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (11%)
  • February5 (11%)
  • March2 (4.3%)
  • April6 (13%)
  • May2 (4.3%)
  • June3 (6.5%)
  • July3 (6.5%)
  • August5 (11%)
  • September3 (6.5%)
  • October4 (8.7%)
  • November5 (11%)
  • December3 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry32 (70%)
  • Wet or damp13 (28%)
  • Snow1 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (48%)
  • 30 mph3 (6.5%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (15%)
  • 70 mph8 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (22%)
  • Roundabout6 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant35 (60%)
  • Pedestrian10 (17%)
  • Cyclist6 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2014 (24%)
  • 21 to 253 (5.2%)
  • 26 to 3510 (17%)
  • 36 to 457 (12%)
  • 46 to 555 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 655 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 754 (6.9%)
  • Over 752 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider40 (69%)
  • Pedestrian10 (17%)
  • Passenger8 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car55 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (7%)
  • Motorcycle4 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merthyr Tydfil in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merthyr Tydfil had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2025.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025

Town, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025, with 7 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Merthyr Tydfil with the most crashes in 2025

The A470 had the most collisions in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025: 6, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merthyr Tydfil, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4706903
2ndA40603400
3rdA4653400
4thA4723301
5thA40542200
6thA41022301
7thB42541100
8thB42551100

Towns in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2025

Merthyr Tydfil itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 19.

Postcode districts in Merthyr Tydfil: crashes in 2025

CF48 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025: 20.

Latest crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Merthyr Tydfil in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2025.

Severity

Merthyr Tydfil road accidents in other years