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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 88 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2020 (102), and casualties fell from 128.

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

Collisions in 2021
88
Down 14% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
126
Down 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021

2.3% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.3%
  • Serious1416%
  • Slight7282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious1613%
  • Slight10886%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 88, down 14% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 88
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (15%)
  • Wednesday10 (11%)
  • Thursday7 (8%)
  • Friday15 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (20%)
  • Sunday11 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.8%)
  • February4 (4.5%)
  • March5 (5.7%)
  • April6 (6.8%)
  • May9 (10%)
  • June5 (5.7%)
  • July8 (9.1%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September15 (17%)
  • October5 (5.7%)
  • November10 (11%)
  • December6 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight62 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (10%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (77%)
  • Wet or damp19 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph55 (63%)
  • 40 mph13 (15%)
  • 50 mph9 (10%)
  • 60 mph8 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (13%)
  • Pedestrian14 (11%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2523 (18%)
  • 26 to 3518 (14%)
  • 36 to 4515 (12%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (13%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.8%)
  • Over 755 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider78 (62%)
  • Passenger34 (27%)
  • Pedestrian14 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car118 (70%)
  • Motorcycle20 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2021.

Collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2021

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055131902
2ndA486700
3rdB426551700
4thA41604401
5thB42663302
6thB42673601
7thA42262411
8thA42312300
9thB42682300
10thB42702210
11thB42942200
12thM42200
13thA41100
14thA42221100
15thA4731101
16thB40551100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2021

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021: 35.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2021

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021: 33.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2021, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years