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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 793 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988, and 1,046 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (776), and casualties rose from 1,029.

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

Collisions in 1988
793
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,046
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious11715%
  • Slight66283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious13713%
  • Slight89485%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 793, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (11%)
  • Wednesday123 (16%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday141 (18%)
  • Saturday130 (16%)
  • Sunday89 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.8%)
  • February72 (9.1%)
  • March71 (9%)
  • April69 (8.7%)
  • May72 (9.1%)
  • June59 (7.4%)
  • July65 (8.2%)
  • August67 (8.4%)
  • September70 (8.8%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November60 (7.6%)
  • December46 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds600 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (63%)
  • Wet or damp275 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph609 (77%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph96 (12%)
  • 70 mph49 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway662 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (48%)
  • Pedestrian286 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1089 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20212 (20%)
  • 21 to 25152 (15%)
  • 26 to 35155 (15%)
  • 36 to 45110 (11%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6574 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.3%)
  • Over 7519 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (41%)
  • Passenger327 (31%)
  • Pedestrian286 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car863 (71%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach78 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.6%)
  • Minibus16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 100th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 1988

The A4058 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988: 69, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40586997212
2ndA405957100112
3rdB4275527015
4thA473495808
5thA4119466807
6thA470305222
7thA4054242914
8thB4273243002
9thA4061202513
10thM4182311
11thB4223161802
12thA4233141802
13thA4224111200
14thB4277111211
15thB4595101303
16thB427891211
17thA409371102
18thA42227902
19thA42236603
20thB42765601

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1988

Aberdare had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988: 108.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1988

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988: 158.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years