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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,395 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025, and 18,352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 257 were fatal and 2,177 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 102 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (90), and casualties rose from 141 to 146.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,395
72nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,352
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
257
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
102
Up 13% on 2024

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan

1.9% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2571.9%
  • Serious2,17716%
  • Slight10,96182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2841.5%
  • Serious2,68115%
  • Slight15,38784%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. In 2025 there were 102, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 102
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025102146
202490141
202395122
2022103131
202188126
2020102128
2019133167
2018146204
2017159217
2016176234
2015181266
2014231309
2013207303
2012210286
2011241369
2010217309
2009257366
2008239349
2007276382
2006262379
2005353489
2004351492
2003365537
2002350586
2001305424
2000297411
1999323431
1998306453
1997325447
1996319448
1995344472
1994386525
1993365519
1992343468
1991384504
1990422544
1989422543
1988426556
1987374516
1986363476
1985340431
1984388508
1983392483
1982447596
1981380508
1980398541
1979412510

When and where crashes happen in the Vale of Glamorgan

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,850 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,871 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,956 (15%)
  • Thursday2,010 (15%)
  • Friday2,143 (16%)
  • Saturday1,929 (14%)
  • Sunday1,636 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59598 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59219 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,515 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,797 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,308 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,297 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,201 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,460 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January970 (7.2%)
  • February980 (7.3%)
  • March1,106 (8.3%)
  • April1,084 (8.1%)
  • May1,197 (8.9%)
  • June1,143 (8.5%)
  • July1,190 (8.9%)
  • August1,189 (8.9%)
  • September1,175 (8.8%)
  • October1,099 (8.2%)
  • November1,153 (8.6%)
  • December1,109 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,517 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,453 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting947 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown248 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit182 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,320 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,994 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds262 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds212 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist73 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other252 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded238 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,920 (67%)
  • Wet or damp4,084 (30%)
  • Frost or ice263 (2%)
  • Snow41 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.2%)
  • Mud7 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph120 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph8,311 (62%)
  • 40 mph965 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph609 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph3,037 (23%)
  • 70 mph348 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,090 (83%)
  • Roundabout924 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway868 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road251 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded262 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,431 (62%)
  • Pedestrian2,577 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist1,937 (11%)
  • Cyclist1,111 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant416 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant341 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant179 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)134 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant115 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant93 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5485 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10842 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 151,240 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 203,737 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,447 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,200 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,278 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,611 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 651,086 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 75789 (4.3%)
  • Over 75600 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,596 (58%)
  • Passenger5,179 (28%)
  • Pedestrian2,577 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,885 (76%)
  • Motorcycle1,968 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,134 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes824 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes535 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach361 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car286 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle280 (1.2%)
  • Minibus115 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle34 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan

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 the Vale of Glamorgan ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had the 72nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
72nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
277thSouth Holland13,49618,9773592,563
278thDarlington13,49518,3342302,301
279thLewes13,42318,5262592,865
280thVale of Glamorgan (this area)13,39518,3522572,177
281stUttlesford13,36518,9522743,141
282ndBromsgrove13,36018,9023262,576
283rdHigh Peak13,32918,9412882,754

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area is the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan, with 467 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025: 1,039, including 20 fatal and 162 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40551,0391,46820162
2ndB42657471,12337136
3rdA487101,14637156
4thA405062688215104
5thB4267385543970
6thA42263395431964
7thA4160259327445
8thB4270236370647
9thM4184314215
10thB4524161253429
11thA4222160291332
12thA4231118191819
13thB4268101145325
14thB42948599215
15thB426672103112
16thA4232699926
17thA4119293804
18thB4055122002
19thB4226111416
20thA41614603

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025: 4,609.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025: 3,811.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan

Of the latest 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 19 December 2025.

Severity