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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1984 (388), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 1985
340
Down 12% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
431
Down 15% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985

2.4% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious8425%
  • Slight24873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious11627%
  • Slight30571%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 340, down 12% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April18 (5.3%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June30 (8.8%)
  • July31 (9.1%)
  • August33 (9.7%)
  • September32 (9.4%)
  • October17 (5%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (62%)
  • Wet or damp111 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (67%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph85 (25%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (50%)
  • Pedestrian82 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (17%)
  • Cyclist26 (6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (24%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (10%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (55%)
  • Passenger112 (26%)
  • Pedestrian82 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (71%)
  • Motorcycle71 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1985.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1985

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985: 27, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055273013
2ndB4265192503
3rdA48152715
4thB452491622
5thA40508802
6thA41607702
7thB42675600
8thB427051601
9thA42224600
10thA42264501
11thB42663310
12thB42682401
13thA41061101
14thA42311200
15thA42321200
16thB40501100
17thB42221100
18thM41100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1985

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985: 124.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1985

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985: 89.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years