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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (392), and casualties rose from 483.

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

Collisions in 1984
388
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
508
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984

2.6% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious8422%
  • Slight29476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious12324%
  • Slight37474%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 388, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday51 (13%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.2%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March19 (4.9%)
  • April42 (11%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June37 (9.5%)
  • July31 (8%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September38 (9.8%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November30 (7.7%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (74%)
  • Wet or damp90 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (73%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph85 (22%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (88%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian108 (21%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20134 (26%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (53%)
  • Passenger129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian108 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (65%)
  • Motorcycle106 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1984.

Collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1984

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984: 34, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055344312
2ndA48254115
3rdA40502436012
4thB4265152113
5thB4267131614
6thB4270101404
7thA422691622
8thB452491002
9thA41607700
10thA42224401
11thA42312400
12thB42942301
13thA40651101
14thB42681100
15thB45341100
16thM412201

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1984

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984: 154.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1984

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984: 128.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years