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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2018 (146), and casualties fell from 204.

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

Collisions in 2019
133
Down 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
167
Down 18% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019

1.5% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious1713%
  • Slight11486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious1811%
  • Slight14788%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 133, down 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 133
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (9%)
  • Tuesday24 (18%)
  • Wednesday25 (19%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.5%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March11 (8.3%)
  • April15 (11%)
  • May14 (11%)
  • June8 (6%)
  • July11 (8.3%)
  • August13 (9.8%)
  • September4 (3%)
  • October9 (6.8%)
  • November12 (9%)
  • December11 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (68%)
  • Wet or damp39 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (70%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (13%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (88%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (10%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3530 (18%)
  • 36 to 4523 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (10%)
  • Over 7513 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (74%)
  • Passenger27 (16%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (74%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2019.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2019

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055202402
2ndA4050121403
3rdB4265101211
4thA4871300
5thA41606701
6thB452461002
7thA42265500
8thA42224401
9thM43400
10thB42672201
11thB42682300
12thA41191100
13thB42661100
14thB42701100
15thB42941100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2019

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019: 55.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2019

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019: 44.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years