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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2008 (239), and casualties rose from 349.

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

Collisions in 2009
257
Up 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
366
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
9
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009

3.5% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight21885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious3710%
  • Slight31887%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 257, up 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (18%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday32 (12%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.4%)
  • February15 (5.8%)
  • March22 (8.6%)
  • April22 (8.6%)
  • May18 (7%)
  • June16 (6.2%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October13 (5.1%)
  • November23 (8.9%)
  • December24 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (67%)
  • Wet or damp74 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (65%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph39 (15%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (77%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (73%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2074 (20%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (60%)
  • Passenger104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (83%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2009.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2009

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009: 29, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055293902
2ndA48182802
3rdA4050112000
4thB4265112232
5thA41606803
6thB42676902
7thA42265900
8thA423151320
9thA42224701
10thM43600
11thB42682400
12thB45242410
13thB40551101
14thB42551200
15thB42701100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2009

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009: 93.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2009

CF64 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009: 76.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years