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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2005 (353), and casualties fell from 489.

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

Collisions in 2006
262
Down 26% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
379
Down 22% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006

2.7% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight22485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious359.2%
  • Slight33789%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 262, down 26% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February24 (9.2%)
  • March23 (8.8%)
  • April22 (8.4%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July23 (8.8%)
  • August17 (6.5%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October16 (6.1%)
  • November23 (8.8%)
  • December18 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (74%)
  • Wet or damp62 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph151 (58%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (11%)
  • 60 mph48 (18%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (74%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (84%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2006.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2006

The B4265 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006: 21, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4265213533
2ndA4050203013
3rdA4055193101
4thA48122002
5thB4267101811
6thB4270101402
7thA422661111
8thA42316913
9thB45245702
10thA41604502
11thB40552500
12thB42682300
13thM42300
14thA42221100
15thB42661200

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2006

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006: 86.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2006

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006: 69.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2006.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years