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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (176), and casualties fell from 234.

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

Collisions in 2017
159
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
217
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017

3.1% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight13182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious2411%
  • Slight18887%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 159, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 159
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (10%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday28 (18%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday18 (11%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday13 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (11%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March12 (7.5%)
  • April16 (10%)
  • May12 (7.5%)
  • June15 (9.4%)
  • July14 (8.8%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September9 (5.7%)
  • October11 (6.9%)
  • November6 (3.8%)
  • December11 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (74%)
  • Wet or damp40 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph89 (56%)
  • 40 mph29 (18%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (13%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (86%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (59%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (10%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (16%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (18%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (63%)
  • Passenger57 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (73%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2017.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2017

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017: 18, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055183211
2ndA4050162101
3rdA48112011
4thB4265101403
5thB42678901
6thB452481100
7thA42266601
8thA41605501
9thB42704802
10thA42223302
11thA42313300
12thM43300
13thB42682411
14thB42941100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2017

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017: 50.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2017

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017: 45.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years