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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020, and 128 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 6 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2019 (133), and casualties fell from 167.

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

Collisions in 2020
102
Down 23% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
128
Down 23% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
6
5.9% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020

5.9% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020 were fatal and 5.9% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.9%
  • Serious65.9%
  • Slight9088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.7%
  • Serious64.7%
  • Slight11691%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 102, down 23% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 102
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (21%)
  • Tuesday17 (17%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday9 (8.8%)
  • Saturday12 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.8%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March6 (5.9%)
  • April3 (2.9%)
  • May9 (8.8%)
  • June6 (5.9%)
  • July14 (14%)
  • August10 (9.8%)
  • September8 (7.8%)
  • October6 (5.9%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December9 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Other4 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (74%)
  • Wet or damp27 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (55%)
  • 40 mph14 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (12%)
  • 60 mph12 (12%)
  • 70 mph8 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (66%)
  • Cyclist16 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 209 (7%)
  • 21 to 2518 (14%)
  • 26 to 3520 (16%)
  • 36 to 4520 (16%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (72%)
  • Passenger25 (20%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car137 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2020.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020, with 7 collisions.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2020

The A4050 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020: 14, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4050141711
2ndA4055101201
3rdA487820
4thB42677800
5thM47701
6thA42264710
7thA42313410
8thB42653310
9thA41602200
10thB42682200
11thA41191100
12thB42701100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2020

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020: 33.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2020

CF64 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020: 22.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2020.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years