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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2007 (276), and casualties fell from 382.

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

Collisions in 2008
239
Down 13% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
349
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008

1.7% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight19983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30287%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 239, down 13% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.3%)
  • February18 (7.5%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April16 (6.7%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August16 (6.7%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December13 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (70%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (62%)
  • 40 mph34 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph46 (19%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (72%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2070 (20%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (62%)
  • Passenger95 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (80%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 2008.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area and Cadoc, Vale of Glamorgan, CF63 2LN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008, with 21 collisions each.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2008

The A48 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008: 20, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48203324
2ndB4265142402
3rdA4050111502
4thA4055111900
5thA4226101603
6thA416081102
7thB42675802
8thB42704500
9thA42223610
10thB42943301
11thA42312301
12thB40552200
13thB45701100
14thM41100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2008

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008: 97.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2008

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008: 74.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years