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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (351), and casualties fell from 492.

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

Collisions in 2005
353
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
489
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
5.9% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005

1.1% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005 were fatal and 5.9% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious215.9%
  • Slight32893%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious224.5%
  • Slight46395%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 353, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (19%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.7%)
  • February38 (11%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June34 (9.6%)
  • July32 (9.1%)
  • August33 (9.3%)
  • September23 (6.5%)
  • October26 (7.4%)
  • November27 (7.6%)
  • December32 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (66%)
  • Wet or damp109 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph213 (60%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph67 (19%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (76%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (76%)
  • Pedestrian51 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (64%)
  • Passenger127 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (86%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2005.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005, with 40 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2005

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005: 30, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055304002
2ndB4265173112
3rdA4050162601
4thA48132401
5thB4267121911
6thA4231111801
7thA4226101311
8thM491101
9thA41605900
10thB42685800
11thA42224400
12thB42664600
13thB42704700
14thB42944400
15thA4051100
16thA40601200
17thA41191100
18thA42321100
19thB45241200

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2005

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005: 122.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2005

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005: 102.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years