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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2024 (90), and casualties rose from 141.

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

Collisions in 2025
102
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
146
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025

2% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious1515%
  • Slight8583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious1611%
  • Slight12686%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 102, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (21%)
  • Wednesday12 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday18 (18%)
  • Saturday10 (9.8%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (13%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March10 (9.8%)
  • April12 (12%)
  • May10 (9.8%)
  • June13 (13%)
  • July8 (7.8%)
  • August5 (4.9%)
  • September6 (5.9%)
  • October5 (4.9%)
  • November4 (3.9%)
  • December5 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (72%)
  • Wet or damp28 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (42%)
  • 30 mph19 (19%)
  • 40 mph16 (16%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (15%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (60%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (9.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2019 (13%)
  • 21 to 2510 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3523 (16%)
  • 36 to 4521 (14%)
  • 46 to 5518 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.5%)
  • Over 759 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (63%)
  • Passenger37 (25%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car137 (74%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.2%)
  • Minibus3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2025.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025

Buttrills, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 8HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2025

The A4055 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025: 12, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4055121603
2ndA4891712
3rdA40507801
4thB42677801
5thA42264500
6thB42704501
7thA42223302
8thA42312400
9thB42652201
10thB42942400
11thB45242300
12thA41191200
13thA41601101
14thA42321300
15thB42661100
16thB42681100
17thB45251400
18thM41100

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2025

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025: 38.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2025

CF62 and CF63 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025, with 23 each.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2025.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years