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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 811 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983, and 1,006 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1982 (798), and casualties fell from 1,032.

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

Collisions in 1983
811
Up 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,006
Down 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983

1.4% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious13817%
  • Slight66282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious15716%
  • Slight83883%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 811, up 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (12%)
  • Wednesday92 (11%)
  • Thursday129 (16%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday138 (17%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.4%)
  • February51 (6.3%)
  • March78 (9.6%)
  • April64 (7.9%)
  • May69 (8.5%)
  • June64 (7.9%)
  • July65 (8%)
  • August61 (7.5%)
  • September74 (9.1%)
  • October81 (10%)
  • November77 (9.5%)
  • December75 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight543 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds623 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry510 (63%)
  • Wet or damp278 (34%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph668 (82%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph63 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph48 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway682 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (38%)
  • Pedestrian280 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist50 (5%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1073 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20230 (23%)
  • 21 to 25162 (16%)
  • 26 to 35152 (15%)
  • 36 to 4585 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5551 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6579 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (43%)
  • Passenger292 (29%)
  • Pedestrian280 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car771 (65%)
  • Motorcycle165 (14%)
  • Bus or coach90 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rhondda Cynon Taf ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 98th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 1983

The A4058 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983: 77, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40587796013
2ndB42776171110
3rdA4059577219
4thA4119555907
5thA4733949212
6thB4275333623
7thA4054323713
8thA470284618
9thM4213207
10thA4224182200
11thB4276162504
12thB4273141403
13thA4061121612
14thB4223111204
15thA422291002
16thA4657803
17thA40935601
18thA4685600
19thB45645710
20thB42784801

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1983

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983: 95.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1983

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983: 157.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years