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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2011 (479), and casualties fell from 729.

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

Collisions in 2012
394
Down 18% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
628
Down 14% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012

1.5% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious399.9%
  • Slight34989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious497.8%
  • Slight57291%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 394, down 18% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February33 (8.4%)
  • March34 (8.6%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August33 (8.4%)
  • September22 (5.6%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November33 (8.4%)
  • December22 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (67%)
  • Wet or damp121 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph266 (68%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph50 (13%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (13%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (72%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5590 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (53%)
  • Passenger205 (33%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rhondda Cynon Taf ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 124th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012

Pontypridd Town, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 4SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 2012

The A470 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012: 31, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470315203
2ndA4059286035
3rdA4233233913
4thA4119162802
5thA4058152302
6thA473141900
7thA4054131800
8thB4595131801
9thA4061122814
10thB4275122101
11thB422381100
12thM47800
13thA46561101
14thA40935600
15thA42235801
16thB42785901
17thA42223401
18thA4683400
19thB42763901
20thB42732200

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2012

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012: 49.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2012

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012: 82.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years