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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (350), and casualties fell from 586.

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

Collisions in 2003
365
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
537
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003

1.6% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight47689%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 365, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday46 (13%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.6%)
  • February29 (7.9%)
  • March36 (9.9%)
  • April29 (7.9%)
  • May31 (8.5%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July32 (8.8%)
  • August27 (7.4%)
  • September36 (9.9%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November36 (9.9%)
  • December30 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (69%)
  • Wet or damp105 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (59%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph94 (26%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (72%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7526 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (59%)
  • Passenger159 (30%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (81%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2003.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2003

The B4265 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003: 30, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4265304223
2ndA4055284801
3rdA4050192901
4thB4267192902
5thA48182815
6thM4131802
7thB427091801
8thA422271001
9thA422671310
10thA41605600
11thB42685602
12thB42664500
13thB42944500
14thB45244501
15thA42313601
16thA40401100
17thA41191100
18thA42321100
19thB40551500
20thB42261101

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2003

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003: 107.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2003

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003: 87.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2003, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years