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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2013 (431), and casualties fell from 644.

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

Collisions in 2014
407
Down 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
586
Down 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight35687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6010%
  • Slight52289%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 407, down 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (18%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.8%)
  • February29 (7.1%)
  • March31 (7.6%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May39 (9.6%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July34 (8.4%)
  • August36 (8.8%)
  • September24 (5.9%)
  • October28 (6.9%)
  • November37 (9.1%)
  • December40 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (62%)
  • Wet or damp145 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph241 (59%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph58 (14%)
  • 70 mph47 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (17%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (73%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (62%)
  • Passenger160 (27%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (81%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 122nd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014

Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 5BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 2014

The A470 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014: 34, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470344315
2ndA4058303602
3rdA4059223402
4thA4119202601
5thA473203603
6thA4233183803
7thB4275183003
8thA4061172302
9thA4054152001
10thA465142300
11thB4595142500
12thM4131903
13thB4278111400
14thA422281102
15thB42737701
16thA4686700
17thA40935710
18thB422351001
19thB42764901
20thB42642201

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2014

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014: 61.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2014

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014: 86.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years