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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 822 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979, and 1,055 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 242 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,648 collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Collisions in 1979
822
Casualties in 1979
1,055
Fatal collisions
21
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
242
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious24229%
  • Slight55968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212%
  • Serious30529%
  • Slight72969%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 822.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (13%)
  • Tuesday121 (15%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday105 (13%)
  • Friday147 (18%)
  • Saturday128 (16%)
  • Sunday101 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.2%)
  • February39 (4.7%)
  • March59 (7.2%)
  • April68 (8.3%)
  • May85 (10%)
  • June55 (6.7%)
  • July79 (9.6%)
  • August78 (9.5%)
  • September71 (8.6%)
  • October79 (9.6%)
  • November66 (8%)
  • December84 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds637 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry487 (59%)
  • Wet or damp254 (31%)
  • Frost or ice56 (6.8%)
  • Snow23 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph658 (80%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph70 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph42 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway744 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (47%)
  • Pedestrian263 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1096 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1572 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20247 (23%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35184 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (44%)
  • Passenger324 (31%)
  • Pedestrian263 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car826 (67%)
  • Motorcycle144 (12%)
  • Bus or coach78 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 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

How Rhondda Cynon Taf ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 99th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 1979

The A4058 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979: 84, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405884101323
2ndA40595683220
3rdA41195571213
4thA4735482012
5thB42775462512
6thA40612937011
7thA4054262909
8thB42752636010
9thA42242137115
10thA470212508
11thA465121506
12thB4223121802
13thB4273121303
14thA4093111413
15thB459591713
16thM471301
17thA42235500
18thB42765601
19thB42785711
20thA42224501

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1979

Aberdare and Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979, with 80 each.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1979

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979: 147.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years