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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (398), and casualties fell from 541.

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

Collisions in 1981
380
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
508
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
32% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981

1.6% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious12032%
  • Slight25467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious14228%
  • Slight36071%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 380, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (5.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5%)
  • February19 (5%)
  • March29 (7.6%)
  • April37 (9.7%)
  • May36 (9.5%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July30 (7.9%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October35 (9.2%)
  • November25 (6.6%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (69%)
  • Wet or damp112 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph253 (67%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph97 (26%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (23%)
  • Pedestrian91 (18%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20163 (32%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4529 (5.7%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.1%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (53%)
  • Passenger146 (29%)
  • Pedestrian91 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (65%)
  • Motorcycle117 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1981.

Collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1981

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981: 42, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40554261213
2ndB4265253108
3rdA4050151902
4thA48152805
5thB4267151908
6thA4160131905
7thB4270111802
8thA422681805
9thA42226701
10thB42944411
11thB42663301
12thB45243401
13thB42682300
14thA41501200
15thA41611201
16thB42261101
17thB42471100
18thB42541200
19thM41100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1981

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981: 126.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1981

CF64 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981: 106.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years