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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1995 (344), and casualties fell from 472.

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

Collisions in 1996
319
Down 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
448
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996

2.8% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight26784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight38786%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 319, down 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (10%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February26 (8.2%)
  • March27 (8.5%)
  • April26 (8.2%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June22 (6.9%)
  • July31 (9.7%)
  • August29 (9.1%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October25 (7.8%)
  • November24 (7.5%)
  • December20 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (5.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (64%)
  • Wet or damp108 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (61%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph88 (28%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (81%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (73%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (22%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (59%)
  • Passenger129 (29%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (85%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1996.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1996

The A48 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48182704
2ndB4265132712
3rdM4131400
4thA405061211
5thA422661220
6thA40555701
7thA42324600
8thB42704702
9thA42222201
10thA42312301
11thA41611100
12thB42681201
13thB45241100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1996

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996: 93.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1996

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996: 85.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years