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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999, and 730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1998 (611), and casualties fell from 859.

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

Collisions in 1999
523
Down 14% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
730
Down 15% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight45988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious709.6%
  • Slight65189%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 523, down 14% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday71 (14%)
  • Saturday90 (17%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (13%)
  • February46 (8.8%)
  • March48 (9.2%)
  • April56 (11%)
  • May42 (8%)
  • June55 (11%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August37 (7.1%)
  • September45 (8.6%)
  • October35 (6.7%)
  • November15 (2.9%)
  • December20 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (61%)
  • Wet or damp194 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph376 (72%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph68 (13%)
  • 70 mph37 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (67%)
  • Pedestrian151 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1054 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35158 (22%)
  • 36 to 4575 (10%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (48%)
  • Passenger227 (31%)
  • Pedestrian151 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 160th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 1999

The A4119 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4119335906
2ndA473293912
3rdA4059263526
4thA4058182001
5thA470183003
6thA4233172012
7thM4172700
8thA4061132101
9thA4054112101
10thB4275111312
11thA46891500
12thB427791301
13thB427351300
14thA42244600
15thA4654510
16thB422341002
17thA40933401
18thA42253400
19thB42763702
20thA42222200

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1999

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999: 62.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 1999

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999: 96.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 1999, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years