Skip to main content
CrashStats

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004, and 1,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (684), and casualties rose from 1,010.

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

Collisions in 2004
675
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,033
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious10315%
  • Slight55883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious12412%
  • Slight89487%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 675, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (16%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.7%)
  • February43 (6.4%)
  • March46 (6.8%)
  • April48 (7.1%)
  • May67 (9.9%)
  • June55 (8.1%)
  • July44 (6.5%)
  • August57 (8.4%)
  • September70 (10%)
  • October67 (9.9%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December58 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry472 (70%)
  • Wet or damp186 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Mud3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph425 (63%)
  • 40 mph61 (9%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph121 (18%)
  • 70 mph53 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant727 (70%)
  • Pedestrian161 (16%)
  • Cyclist43 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20189 (18%)
  • 21 to 25125 (12%)
  • 26 to 35185 (18%)
  • 36 to 45146 (14%)
  • 46 to 55108 (10%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.5%)
  • Over 7527 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider596 (58%)
  • Passenger276 (27%)
  • Pedestrian161 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rhondda Cynon Taf ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 103rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004

Pontypridd Town, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 4SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 2004

The A470 and A473 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004, with 51 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4705110927
2ndA473518317
3rdA4119457807
4thA4059436816
5thA4058416434
6thA4233376906
7thB4275375007
8thA4054212812
9thA465152833
10thA4061121613
11thB4273121802
12thB4278121501
13thB422371201
14thM47800
15thA409361301
16thA46861101
17thB427661103
18thA42224701
19thA42233300
20thA42252200

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2004

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004: 97.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2004

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004: 147.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years