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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (363), and casualties rose from 476.

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

Collisions in 1987
374
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
516
Up 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987

2.9% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious7721%
  • Slight28676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious10220%
  • Slight40178%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 374, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (19%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.1%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April32 (8.6%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June37 (9.9%)
  • July30 (8%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September36 (9.6%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November27 (7.2%)
  • December24 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (66%)
  • Wet or damp122 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph226 (60%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph105 (28%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (86%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (56%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (14%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20133 (26%)
  • 21 to 2585 (16%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (51%)
  • Passenger175 (34%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (69%)
  • Motorcycle74 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1987.

Collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1987

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987: 27, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40552736110
2ndA48224328
3rdA4050212421
4thB4265183335
5thB4267121701
6thA4226112513
7thA41605502
8thB45245700
9thB42704400
10thA42323601
11thM43601
12thA42222301
13thB42682200
14thB41601100
15thB42261201

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1987

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987: 141.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1987

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987: 115.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1987, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years