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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1982 (447), and casualties fell from 596.

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

Collisions in 1983
392
Down 12% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
483
Down 19% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983

3.6% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious10226%
  • Slight27670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.5%
  • Serious12426%
  • Slight34271%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 392, down 12% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (18%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.4%)
  • February33 (8.4%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April37 (9.4%)
  • May21 (5.4%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July32 (8.2%)
  • August39 (9.9%)
  • September37 (9.4%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November33 (8.4%)
  • December38 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (71%)
  • Wet or damp108 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph252 (64%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph104 (27%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (83%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (22%)
  • Pedestrian85 (18%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20156 (32%)
  • 21 to 2579 (16%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4525 (5.2%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (56%)
  • Passenger128 (27%)
  • Pedestrian85 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (64%)
  • Motorcycle108 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1983.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1983

The A4050 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983: 35, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4050354537
2ndA4055323927
3rdB4265263414
4thA48192427
5thB4267141804
6thA4160131333
7thB42948802
8thB452471202
9thB42706601
10thA42225702
11thA422651003
12thB426651003
13thB42684601
14thA42323300
15thA42311100
16thB42221100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1983

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983: 151.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1983

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983: 114.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years