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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (306), and casualties fell from 453.

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

Collisions in 1999
323
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
431
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999

2.5% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious257.7%
  • Slight29090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious286.5%
  • Slight39592%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 323, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.5%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March29 (9%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May23 (7.1%)
  • June28 (8.7%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August29 (9%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October24 (7.4%)
  • November24 (7.4%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (64%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (60%)
  • 40 mph26 (8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph79 (24%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (80%)
  • Roundabout33 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (69%)
  • Pedestrian69 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2076 (18%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (18%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (53%)
  • Passenger135 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (84%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1999.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 1999

The A48 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999: 13, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48131903
2ndB4265111610
3rdM481010
4thB427071202
5thA40504511
6thA40554400
7thB42673300
8thB42683400
9thA42262200
10thA42322200
11thA41601100
12thA42221200
13thB45241100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1999

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999: 100.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 1999

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999: 97.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years