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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2014 (231), and casualties fell from 309.

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

Collisions in 2015
181
Down 22% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
266
Down 14% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015

None of the collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight15083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight23388%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 181, down 22% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.9%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March22 (12%)
  • April13 (7.2%)
  • May9 (5%)
  • June7 (3.9%)
  • July23 (13%)
  • August13 (7.2%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October17 (9.4%)
  • November17 (9.4%)
  • December10 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (66%)
  • Wet or damp56 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (62%)
  • 40 mph27 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (18%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (86%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (59%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (10%)
  • Cyclist24 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (9.4%)
  • Over 7527 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (61%)
  • Passenger85 (32%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (79%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2015.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015

Cadoc, Vale of Glamorgan, CF63 2LN area and Illtyd, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 7DW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015, with 16 collisions each.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2015

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015: 26, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055263302
2ndA4050172302
3rdA48111702
4thB42678804
5thA416071001
6thB42706701
7thA42225502
8thA42265501
9thB42655702
10thA41194600
11thB42944500
12thB45244400
13thB42662500
14thB42682200
15thA42311100
16thM413501

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2015

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015: 65.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2015

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015: 49.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years