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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2010 (217), and casualties rose from 309.

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

Collisions in 2011
241
Up 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
369
Up 19% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011

0.8% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious229.1%
  • Slight21790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious246.5%
  • Slight34393%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 241, up 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (19%)
  • Friday31 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.6%)
  • February11 (4.6%)
  • March23 (9.5%)
  • April29 (12%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June23 (9.5%)
  • July17 (7.1%)
  • August22 (9.1%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October20 (8.3%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December18 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (78%)
  • Wet or damp52 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (76%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (12%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (69%)
  • Pedestrian53 (14%)
  • Cyclist26 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 7521 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (56%)
  • Passenger108 (29%)
  • Pedestrian53 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2011.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011

Cornerswell, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 2NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2011

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011: 29, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055294720
2ndA4050151901
3rdB4265112201
4thB426791401
5thA4881304
6thA41607800
7thM46800
8thA422251000
9thA422651201
10thB42943301
11thA42312200
12thB42682201
13thB42702400
14thB45242201

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2011

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011: 93.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2011

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011: 86.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years