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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,395 collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Collisions in 1979
412
Casualties in 1979
510
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979

1.2% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious10726%
  • Slight30073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious13226%
  • Slight37373%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 412.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (10%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9%)
  • February18 (4.4%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April28 (6.8%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June38 (9.2%)
  • July35 (8.5%)
  • August38 (9.2%)
  • September32 (7.8%)
  • October34 (8.3%)
  • November29 (7%)
  • December55 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (58%)
  • Wet or damp127 (31%)
  • Frost or ice33 (8%)
  • Snow12 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph249 (60%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph119 (29%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (22%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (26%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (55%)
  • Passenger136 (27%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (66%)
  • Motorcycle122 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1979.

Collisions
248th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1979

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979: 57, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40555780117
2ndA48263706
3rdB4265263519
4thA4050192707
5thB4267141705
6thA422691000
7thA416071202
8thA42227800
9thB42947711
10thB42704513
11thB42663400
12thB45243700
13thA42252201
14thA42601101
15thB42261110
16thB42541100
17thB42681100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1979

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979: 138.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1979

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979: 113.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years