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Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (144), and casualties rose from 190.

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

Collisions in 2025
146
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
207
Up 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025

3.4% of collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 15% in Rhondda Cynon Taf from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.4%
  • Serious2517%
  • Slight11679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight17484%

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 878 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 146, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 146
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday16 (11%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.5%)
  • February10 (6.8%)
  • March11 (7.5%)
  • April11 (7.5%)
  • May13 (8.9%)
  • June12 (8.2%)
  • July14 (9.6%)
  • August14 (9.6%)
  • September8 (5.5%)
  • October6 (4.1%)
  • November19 (13%)
  • December17 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (66%)
  • Wet or damp44 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph66 (45%)
  • 30 mph18 (12%)
  • 40 mph19 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (15%)
  • 60 mph14 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (60%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2026 (13%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3538 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (15%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.2%)
  • Over 7511 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (62%)
  • Passenger42 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (7%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2025.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025

Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF45 4EW area and Pontypridd Town, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 4SU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf with the most crashes in 2025

The A4059 had the most collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025: 14, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4059142212
2ndA4058121301
3rdA4233111713
4thA47091501
5thB42237811
6thA40546802
7thA411961810
8thB42756900
9thA4734602
10thM44701
11thA40613402
12thA40932200
13thA4722400
14thB42732300
15thB45952600
16thA40631200
17thA41071100
18thA42231100
19thA4651101
20thA4681100

Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2025

Aberdare had the most collisions of any town in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025: 15.

Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf: crashes in 2025

CF44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025: 28.

Latest crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2025, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Rhondda Cynon Taf road accidents in other years