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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006, and 852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005, and casualties fell from 975.

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

Collisions in 2006
600
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
852
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006

1.8% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight51987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious8510%
  • Slight75689%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 600, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (17%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday88 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.8%)
  • February41 (6.8%)
  • March55 (9.2%)
  • April44 (7.3%)
  • May57 (9.5%)
  • June54 (9%)
  • July44 (7.3%)
  • August34 (5.7%)
  • September53 (8.8%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November55 (9.2%)
  • December59 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (71%)
  • Wet or damp169 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph387 (65%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph106 (18%)
  • 70 mph53 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (14%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (72%)
  • Pedestrian129 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20167 (20%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35152 (18%)
  • 36 to 45124 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (54%)
  • Passenger262 (31%)
  • Pedestrian129 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car936 (84%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle43 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 100th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006

Aberdare East, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF44 7AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 2006

The A4119 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006: 44, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4119446322
2ndA470437304
3rdA4059406514
4thA473395816
5thA4233334403
6thB4275263401
7thA4058232803
8thA4061152214
9thA465151901
10thA4054141503
11thM4132511
12thB4273101301
13thA42255501
14thB42235802
15thB42785800
16thA40934900
17thB45644600
18thB45954402
19thA42221100
20thA42231200

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2006

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006: 76.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2006

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006: 116.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years