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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2011 (241), and casualties fell from 369.

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

Collisions in 2012
210
Down 13% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
286
Down 22% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012

0.5% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2210%
  • Slight18789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious227.7%
  • Slight26392%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 210, down 13% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (20%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.5%)
  • February16 (7.6%)
  • March19 (9%)
  • April11 (5.2%)
  • May15 (7.1%)
  • June17 (8.1%)
  • July19 (9%)
  • August7 (3.3%)
  • September20 (9.5%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November26 (12%)
  • December16 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (60%)
  • Wet or damp77 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph128 (61%)
  • 40 mph31 (15%)
  • 50 mph19 (9%)
  • 60 mph24 (11%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (10%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (66%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2050 (17%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (62%)
  • Passenger69 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (81%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2012.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2012

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012: 27, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055273301
2ndA4050131701
3rdA48111801
4thB4265111414
5thB4267112001
6thA422681100
7thA42316600
8thA42225501
9thA41603500
10thB42683403
11thB42703500
12thB42943300
13thM43500
14thA41191100
15thB42661100
16thB45241200

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2012

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012: 82.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2012

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012: 61.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years