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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1999 (523), and casualties fell from 730.

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

Collisions in 2000
458
Down 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
722
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
16
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000

3.5% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight36981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious11716%
  • Slight58881%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 458, down 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.6%)
  • February25 (5.5%)
  • March28 (6.1%)
  • April15 (3.3%)
  • May23 (5%)
  • June39 (8.5%)
  • July41 (9%)
  • August37 (8.1%)
  • September30 (6.6%)
  • October64 (14%)
  • November77 (17%)
  • December58 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (4.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (56%)
  • Wet or damp188 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph328 (72%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph60 (13%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (60%)
  • Pedestrian140 (19%)
  • Other vehicle occupant75 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (18%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5579 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (46%)
  • Passenger249 (34%)
  • Pedestrian140 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (74%)
  • Other vehicle94 (12%)
  • Bus or coach29 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2000.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 2000

The A470 and B4275 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000, with 27 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470274733
2ndB4275273726
3rdA4058264406
4thA4119253802
5thA4059234226
6thA473182512
7thA4233152203
8thA406191013
9thM491712
10thB422381312
11thA46871200
12thA405461501
13thA409361210
14thA46551202
15thB45955500
16thB42734400
17thB42784800
18thA42243801
19thA42232200
20thB42772300

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2000

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000: 57.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2000

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000: 83.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years