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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (412), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 1980
398
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
541
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
33% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980

2.8% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious13033%
  • Slight25765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious15428%
  • Slight37670%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 398, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February29 (7.3%)
  • March39 (9.8%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May38 (9.5%)
  • June32 (8%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November30 (7.5%)
  • December21 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (69%)
  • Wet or damp119 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (63%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph107 (27%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded20 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (25%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20210 (39%)
  • 21 to 2553 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (54%)
  • Passenger156 (29%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (62%)
  • Motorcycle130 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in the Vale of Glamorgan

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1980.

Collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1980

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980: 49, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40554972016
2ndB4265273746
3rdA482031310
4thA40501930111
5thB4294121705
6thA4160111804
7thB4267111802
8thB4524101101
9thA422281814
10thB42707801
11thA42265701
12thB42665601
13thB42684600
14thA40611101
15thA42251100
16thB40551201

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1980

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980: 121.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1980

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980: 117.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years