Skip to main content
CrashStats

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2009 (257), and casualties fell from 366.

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

Collisions in 2010
217
Down 16% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
309
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010

0.9% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious198.8%
  • Slight19690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious237.4%
  • Slight28291%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 217, down 16% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (21%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (3.7%)
  • February19 (8.8%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April21 (9.7%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June22 (10%)
  • July16 (7.4%)
  • August14 (6.5%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October18 (8.3%)
  • November21 (9.7%)
  • December7 (3.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (75%)
  • Wet or damp46 (21%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (80%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (72%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (17%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (59%)
  • Passenger85 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (84%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle13 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2010.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2010

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010: 12, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055122203
2ndA4050111400
3rdA422682601
4thA4881011
5thB42655600
6thM44500
7thA41603300
8thA42312200
9thB42672400
10thB42682201
11thB45242600
12thA42221200
13thA4781201
14thB42661100
15thB42941100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2010

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010: 87.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2010

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010: 61.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2010.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years