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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (374), and casualties rose from 516.

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

Collisions in 1988
426
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
556
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988

2.3% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight33980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight45482%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 426, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.6%)
  • February29 (6.8%)
  • March36 (8.5%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May36 (8.5%)
  • June35 (8.2%)
  • July33 (7.7%)
  • August39 (9.2%)
  • September42 (9.9%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November23 (5.4%)
  • December34 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (64%)
  • Wet or damp146 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (66%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph109 (26%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (59%)
  • Pedestrian92 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (19%)
  • 21 to 25104 (19%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (52%)
  • Passenger174 (31%)
  • Pedestrian92 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (72%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1988.

Collisions
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1988

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988: 32, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055324335
2ndB4265314205
3rdA48253913
4thA4050192803
5thB4267172617
6thA4160121300
7thB427091702
8thA422271103
9thA422671302
10thA42315802
11thA42324401
12thB42684610
13thB42661100
14thB45241101

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1988

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988: 148.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1988

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988: 117.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years