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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (365), and casualties fell from 537.

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

Collisions in 2004
351
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
492
Down 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004

1.4% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious479.6%
  • Slight44089%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 351, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February33 (9.4%)
  • March33 (9.4%)
  • April25 (7.1%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July28 (8%)
  • August27 (7.7%)
  • September22 (6.3%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November28 (8%)
  • December34 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (64%)
  • Wet or damp115 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Mud3 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (60%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph25 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph86 (25%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout28 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (70%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (18%)
  • 36 to 4587 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (62%)
  • Passenger117 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (82%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle24 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2004.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004

Illtyd, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2004

The B4265 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004: 37, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4265376225
2ndA4055243601
3rdA48223815
4thA4050182413
5thM4111701
6thB4267101400
7thA422691302
8thA41606700
9thB42666900
10thA42314611
11thB42704500
12thB42683300
13thB45242400
14thA42221201
15thB42261100
16thB42941200

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2004

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004: 119.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2004

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004: 114.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years