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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26,648 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025, and 37,123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 496 were fatal and 3,869 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 146 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (144), and casualties rose from 190 to 207.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
26,648
113th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37,123
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
496
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
146
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf

1.9% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4961.9%
  • Serious3,86915%
  • Slight22,28384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5371.4%
  • Serious4,65813%
  • Slight31,92886%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. In 2025 there were 146, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 146
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025146207
2024144190
2023185275
2022197268
2021190258
2020162227
2019301413
2018268370
2017297392
2016382574
2015395556
2014407586
2013431644
2012394628
2011479729
2010436682
2009489742
2008570854
20076821,059
2006600852
2005600975
20046751,033
20036841,010
2002642927
2001613928
2000458722
1999523730
1998611859
1997703987
19967491,032
19957761,100
1994690953
1993700934
1992722945
19917841,057
19908311,097
19898781,125
19887931,046
19877761,029
1986777989
1985725939
1984731921
19838111,006
19827981,032
19818291,134
19807921,052
19798221,055

When and where crashes happen in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,661 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,678 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,747 (14%)
  • Thursday3,882 (15%)
  • Friday4,532 (17%)
  • Saturday4,074 (15%)
  • Sunday3,074 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,221 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59391 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,623 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,505 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,803 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,500 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,535 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,070 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,087 (7.8%)
  • February1,939 (7.3%)
  • March2,228 (8.4%)
  • April2,119 (8%)
  • May2,294 (8.6%)
  • June2,197 (8.2%)
  • July2,279 (8.6%)
  • August2,148 (8.1%)
  • September2,289 (8.6%)
  • October2,345 (8.8%)
  • November2,437 (9.1%)
  • December2,286 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,530 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,969 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,131 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit597 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown346 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded75 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,582 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,196 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds704 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds305 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds145 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist102 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds45 (0.2%)
  • Other265 (1%)
  • Not recorded304 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry17,399 (65%)
  • Wet or damp8,408 (32%)
  • Frost or ice515 (1.9%)
  • Snow161 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep77 (0.3%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded80 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph240 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph19,323 (73%)
  • 40 mph1,426 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph685 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph3,230 (12%)
  • 70 mph1,738 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,316 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway2,832 (11%)
  • Roundabout1,233 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road955 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded312 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22,424 (60%)
  • Pedestrian7,467 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist2,473 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,571 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist1,506 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant749 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant281 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)280 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant181 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant168 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,184 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 102,353 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 152,508 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 206,918 (19%)
  • 21 to 255,054 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,296 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,375 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,335 (9%)
  • 56 to 652,519 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,550 (4.2%)
  • Over 751,008 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,407 (50%)
  • Passenger11,249 (30%)
  • Pedestrian7,467 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car35,115 (78%)
  • Motorcycle2,608 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,961 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach1,751 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,510 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,190 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle597 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car243 (0.5%)
  • Minibus215 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle19 (under 0.1%)
  • Other21 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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 Rhondda Cynon Taf ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 113th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
110thSouthend-on-Sea27,13934,1762754,665
111thNew Forest26,81836,1195255,988
112thNorth Lincolnshire26,65236,9325545,678
113thRhondda Cynon Taf (this area)26,64837,1234963,869
114thHuntingdonshire26,47237,9066355,342
115thBlackpool26,44934,7742955,170
116thSt Albans25,62336,8563674,493

Accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Pontypridd Town, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 4SU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with 491 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes

The A4058 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025: 2,052, including 49 fatal and 301 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40582,0522,80249301
2ndA40591,6822,57048275
3rdA41191,6162,53935253
4thA4731,4492,06324206
5thA4701,3692,13736152
6thB42751,0771,47917142
7thA42338741,27416109
8thA40548271,13221128
9thA406169195121139
10thB42775817241592
11thM45088321572
12thB42234125871181
13thB4273408547960
14thA4653475722162
15thB42783475011151
16thB4595272417341
17thA4224235316543
18thA4093233369743
19thA468203301326
20thA4222201272434

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025: 3,186.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025: 4,940.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Of the latest 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity