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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2006 (262), and casualties rose from 379.

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

Collisions in 2007
276
Up 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
382
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007

0.7% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight24087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight33788%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 276, up 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (20%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February17 (6.2%)
  • March24 (8.7%)
  • April23 (8.3%)
  • May22 (8%)
  • June21 (7.6%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August34 (12%)
  • September20 (7.2%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November19 (6.9%)
  • December19 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (82%)
  • Wet or damp49 (18%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (67%)
  • 40 mph30 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph44 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (69%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (19%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (62%)
  • Passenger107 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2007.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2007

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055234404
2ndA48203114
3rdB4265132004
4thA4050111400
5thB426791300
6thA42267902
7thB427061011
8thA41605600
9thA42314601
10thB40552200
11thB42662200
12thB42942200
13thM42300
14thA42221100
15thA42321100
16thB42681200
17thB45241101

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2007

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007: 96.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2007

CF64 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007: 74.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years