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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (340), and casualties rose from 431.

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

Collisions in 1986
363
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
476
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986

1.7% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious9225%
  • Slight26573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious13729%
  • Slight33270%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 363, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.4%)
  • February22 (6.1%)
  • March28 (7.7%)
  • April33 (9.1%)
  • May42 (12%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July28 (7.7%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September33 (9.1%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November33 (9.1%)
  • December22 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (61%)
  • Wet or damp127 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (59%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph111 (31%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (91%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (17%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20140 (29%)
  • 21 to 2579 (17%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (54%)
  • Passenger146 (31%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (71%)
  • Motorcycle82 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1986 in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 3 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1986.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1986

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986: 29, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40552933010
2ndB4265213508
3rdA4050182104
4thA48182525
5thA4226132006
6thB4267101403
7thB427081102
8thA41606703
9thA42225800
10thB45245802
11thB42683401
12thA42312402
13thA42322200
14thA42241100
15thB42661100
16thB42801100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1986

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986: 98.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1986

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986: 98.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years