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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (395), and casualties rose from 556.

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

Collisions in 2016
382
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
574
Up 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016

1.8% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight32385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious569.8%
  • Slight51189%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 382, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February36 (9.4%)
  • March21 (5.5%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June37 (9.7%)
  • July29 (7.6%)
  • August29 (7.6%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October29 (7.6%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December35 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (67%)
  • Wet or damp120 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph228 (60%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph52 (14%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (17%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (68%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (12%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5578 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3%)
  • Over 7523 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (58%)
  • Passenger179 (31%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had the 125th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016

Pontypridd Town, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 4SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 2016

The A4058 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016: 39, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4058395412
2ndA470344314
3rdA4119284017
4thA473285108
5thA4059203106
6thA4233203312
7thB4275172512
8thA4054111905
9thM4112100
10thA406191401
11thB427891901
12thA46561101
13thB459551202
14thA4684700
15thB42234510
16thA42223401
17thB42733500
18thA40932600
19thB45642200
20thA40631100

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2016

Pontypridd had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016: 46.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2016

CF37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016: 68.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2016.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years