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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2010 (436), and casualties rose from 682.

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

Collisions in 2011
479
Up 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
729
Up 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011

1.5% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious459.4%
  • Slight42789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious547.4%
  • Slight66892%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 479, up 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.1%)
  • February36 (7.5%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April47 (9.8%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June47 (9.8%)
  • July30 (6.3%)
  • August34 (7.1%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October38 (7.9%)
  • November40 (8.4%)
  • December43 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (71%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph348 (73%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph54 (11%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (14%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (67%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7%)
  • 16 to 20121 (17%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (14%)
  • 36 to 45115 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (54%)
  • Passenger220 (30%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car724 (82%)
  • Motorcycle34 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 98th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011

Pontypridd Town, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 4SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011, with 27 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 2011

The A4059 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011: 34, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4059346413
2ndA470294511
3rdB4275263901
4thA4119244613
5thA4058213503
6thA4054192601
7thA4233182901
8thA473141901
9thA46591110
10thB459591401
11thM481302
12thB42786700
13thB42765701
14thA40614501
15thA42224400
16thB45644401
17thB42233401
18thA40932300
19thB45122200

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2011

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011: 78.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2011

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011: 94.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years