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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (422), and casualties fell from 544.

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

Collisions in 1991
384
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
504
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991

0.8% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight31482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight42685%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 384, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.6%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June37 (9.6%)
  • July32 (8.3%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October19 (4.9%)
  • November36 (9.4%)
  • December37 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (66%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (63%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph93 (24%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (57%)
  • Pedestrian90 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (20%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (52%)
  • Passenger151 (30%)
  • Pedestrian90 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in the Vale of Glamorgan

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1991.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1991

The A48 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991: 30, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483046111
2ndA4050192716
3rdB4265193003
4thA405591101
5thA42266601
6thB42675801
7thM45602
8thA41604401
9thA42224400
10thA42324400
11thA42313500
12thB42703300
13thB45243401
14thB42662500
15thA40601100
16thB42321200
17thB42681100
18thB42691100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1991

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991: 146.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1991

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991: 109.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years