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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (210), and casualties rose from 286.

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

Collisions in 2013
207
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
303
Up 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013

1.4% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2613%
  • Slight17886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight26587%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 207, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.7%)
  • February11 (5.3%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April20 (9.7%)
  • May12 (5.8%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August17 (8.2%)
  • September16 (7.7%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November17 (8.2%)
  • December20 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (68%)
  • Wet or damp60 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph144 (70%)
  • 40 mph28 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph26 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (86%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (65%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (12%)
  • 36 to 4553 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.3%)
  • Over 7520 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (62%)
  • Passenger70 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (80%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2013.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013, with 19 collisions.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2013

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013: 24, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055243902
2ndB4265182304
3rdA4050152100
4thB4267111710
5thA422691711
6thA4881101
7thA41605501
8thA42314400
9thB42683401
10thB42943300
11thA42222201
12thB42702301
13thB45242201
14thB42661100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2013

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013: 70.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2013

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013: 57.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2013, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years