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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1981 (380), and casualties rose from 508.

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

Collisions in 1982
447
Up 18% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
596
Up 17% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982

1.6% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious10423%
  • Slight33675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious13623%
  • Slight45176%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 447, up 18% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.5%)
  • February18 (4%)
  • March41 (9.2%)
  • April37 (8.3%)
  • May36 (8.1%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September34 (7.6%)
  • October35 (7.8%)
  • November52 (12%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (61%)
  • Wet or damp152 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (63%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (29%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (24%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20184 (31%)
  • 21 to 25103 (17%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.3%)
  • Over 756 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (58%)
  • Passenger177 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (63%)
  • Motorcycle143 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1982.

Collisions
229th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1982

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982: 35, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055354419
2ndB4265222918
3rdA4050203107
4thA48203004
5thB4270101603
6thA41608900
7thA422681001
8thB42678801
9thB452471000
10thA42225602
11thB42684501
12thA42331221
13thA41192201
14thB42662500
15thA41611101
16thB42391100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1982

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982: 145.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1982

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982: 112.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1982, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years