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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2017 (159), and casualties fell from 217.

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

Collisions in 2018
146
Down 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
204
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018

None of the collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1712%
  • Slight12988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight18189%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 146, down 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 146
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (16%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.2%)
  • February9 (6.2%)
  • March10 (6.8%)
  • April12 (8.2%)
  • May14 (9.6%)
  • June17 (12%)
  • July16 (11%)
  • August12 (8.2%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October7 (4.8%)
  • November12 (8.2%)
  • December13 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (69%)
  • Wet or damp41 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph77 (53%)
  • 40 mph37 (25%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (12%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (77%)
  • Roundabout17 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (65%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2026 (13%)
  • 21 to 2530 (15%)
  • 26 to 3529 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (15%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.8%)
  • Over 7515 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (65%)
  • Passenger48 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2018.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2018

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018: 16, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055162202
2ndB4267111500
3rdA4050101600
4thA416061601
5thB452461300
6thA42265701
7thB42945600
8thA41194601
9thA484400
10thB42654502
11thA42223400
12thA42313300
13thB42703401
14thB42662201
15thM42300
16thA42321100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2018

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018: 46.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2018

CF64 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018: 46.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2018, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years