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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989, and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1990
422
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
544
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990

1.2% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight33479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious10419%
  • Slight43480%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 422, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.6%)
  • February45 (11%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April33 (7.8%)
  • May37 (8.8%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July31 (7.3%)
  • August34 (8.1%)
  • September35 (8.3%)
  • October38 (9%)
  • November34 (8.1%)
  • December26 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (68%)
  • Wet or damp134 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph271 (64%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph101 (24%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (59%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20122 (22%)
  • 21 to 2586 (16%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (53%)
  • Passenger173 (32%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (72%)
  • Motorcycle76 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1990.

Collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1990

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055233003
2ndB4265223512
3rdA48162225
4thA4226102013
5thM4101303
6thA405091100
7thB426771302
8thA41606601
9thA422261100
10thB42706602
11thB45246902
12thA42324500
13thB42683301
14thA40511100
15thB41601100
16thB41621100
17thB44871100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1990

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990: 143.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1990

CF64 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990: 121.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1990.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years