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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (181), and casualties fell from 266.

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

Collisions in 2016
176
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
234
Down 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016

1.7% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight20286%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 176, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 176
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (11%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March21 (12%)
  • April9 (5.1%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June16 (9.1%)
  • July8 (4.5%)
  • August16 (9.1%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October12 (6.8%)
  • November14 (8%)
  • December13 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (68%)
  • Wet or damp52 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph104 (59%)
  • 40 mph27 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph27 (15%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (65%)
  • Pedestrian33 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2532 (14%)
  • 26 to 3546 (20%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.6%)
  • Over 7519 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (66%)
  • Passenger46 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (79%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2016.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2016

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055223002
2ndA4050122503
3rdB4267111501
4thA4226101302
5thB42658902
6thB427071120
7thA486800
8thA41604600
9thA42313400
10thB42943301
11thA41192201
12thA42222200
13thB42662200
14thB45242310
15thM42400
16thB42681100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2016

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016: 64.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2016

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016: 52.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2016.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years