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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1983 (811), and casualties fell from 1,006.

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

Collisions in 1984
731
Down 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
921
Down 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious13318%
  • Slight58179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious16017%
  • Slight74080%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 731, down 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (15%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday125 (17%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.8%)
  • February62 (8.5%)
  • March69 (9.4%)
  • April45 (6.2%)
  • May54 (7.4%)
  • June52 (7.1%)
  • July58 (7.9%)
  • August65 (8.9%)
  • September61 (8.3%)
  • October61 (8.3%)
  • November66 (9%)
  • December66 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight495 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds596 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry492 (67%)
  • Wet or damp218 (30%)
  • Snow10 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph602 (82%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph49 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph37 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (42%)
  • Pedestrian272 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (12%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4%)
  • 6 to 1081 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 15103 (11%)
  • 16 to 20211 (23%)
  • 21 to 25115 (12%)
  • 26 to 35134 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (43%)
  • Pedestrian272 (30%)
  • Passenger254 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car739 (68%)
  • Motorcycle122 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach59 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 115th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 1984

The A4058 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984: 70, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40587089312
2ndA41195974115
3rdB4277515806
4thA4059444926
5thA4734061010
6thA4061294427
7thA4054243213
8thA470203324
9thB4273162011
10thM4151703
11thB4223122404
12thB4275121202
13thA4224111402
14thA42228801
15thA409371211
16thB42767700
17thB451261102
18thA4685602
19thB42645601
20thB42785602

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1984

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984: 84.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1984

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984: 133.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years