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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (297), and casualties rose from 411.

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

Collisions in 2001
305
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
424
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001

1.3% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3110%
  • Slight27089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious4410%
  • Slight37689%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 305, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (19%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (11%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.2%)
  • February19 (6.2%)
  • March22 (7.2%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June24 (7.9%)
  • July24 (7.9%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October23 (7.5%)
  • November27 (8.9%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (70%)
  • Wet or damp83 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (56%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph93 (30%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (82%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (72%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2072 (17%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (22%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (64%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (83%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2001.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2001

The B4265 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4265233903
2ndA4055172801
3rdA48152503
4thA4050121801
5thA4226121910
6thB4267111712
7thB4270101603
8thA41606902
9thA423151101
10thA42224501
11thB45244800
12thB42663601
13thM42200
14thA41501100
15thA42321200
16thB42681100
17thB42941100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2001

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001: 90.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2001

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001: 91.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years