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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022, and 131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2021 (88), and casualties rose from 126.

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

Collisions in 2022
103
Up 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
131
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022

None of the collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1717%
  • Slight8683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1814%
  • Slight11386%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 103, up 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 103
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (6.8%)
  • Tuesday19 (18%)
  • Wednesday21 (20%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday25 (24%)
  • Saturday12 (12%)
  • Sunday7 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.8%)
  • February13 (13%)
  • March5 (4.9%)
  • April9 (8.7%)
  • May13 (13%)
  • June4 (3.9%)
  • July8 (7.8%)
  • August8 (7.8%)
  • September8 (7.8%)
  • October7 (6.8%)
  • November7 (6.8%)
  • December15 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other4 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (70%)
  • Wet or damp27 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph51 (50%)
  • 40 mph19 (18%)
  • 50 mph8 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph13 (13%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (11%)
  • Pedestrian14 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2014 (11%)
  • 21 to 259 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3524 (18%)
  • 36 to 4518 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (18%)
  • 56 to 6512 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.9%)
  • Over 7511 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (68%)
  • Passenger28 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car125 (71%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2022.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022, with 8 collisions.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2022

The A48 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022: 10, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48101602
2ndA405581002
3rdB42678801
4thA422671002
5thA40506902
6thB42654602
7thM44500
8thA41192201
9thA41602201
10thB42942200
11thA42221100
12thA42311100
13thB42661100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2022

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022: 37.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2022

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022: 31.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years