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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2013 (207), and casualties rose from 303.

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

Collisions in 2014
231
Up 12% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
309
Up 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014

0.9% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight26987%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 231, up 12% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday46 (20%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday28 (12%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February20 (8.7%)
  • March29 (13%)
  • April23 (10%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June15 (6.5%)
  • July14 (6.1%)
  • August19 (8.2%)
  • September20 (8.7%)
  • October13 (5.6%)
  • November15 (6.5%)
  • December15 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (68%)
  • Wet or damp70 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph132 (57%)
  • 40 mph27 (12%)
  • 50 mph20 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph35 (15%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (17%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (66%)
  • Passenger73 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (74%)
  • Motorcycle35 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2014.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014

Cornerswell, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 2NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2014

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055293805
2ndA48254205
3rdB4267161911
4thM4112000
5thB4265101201
6thA405091101
7thA42267701
8thA42226600
9thB452461003
10thA41195800
11thB42705601
12thA41603300
13thB42663302
14thB42943301
15thA42312400
16thB42682300

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2014

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014: 71.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2014

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014: 51.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years