Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 13 Oct 2025, 22:26
- Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Viva
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500679
Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF45 4EW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 278 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Abercynon ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf, from 2001 to 2025, with 412 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.
In 2025 there were 9 collisions here, up from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 278
- 2,872nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 412
- 1.48 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 9
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the CF45 4EW hotspot
29 of the 278 collisions here (10%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31.1%
- Serious269.4%
- Slight24990%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 29
- Slightly injured
- 379
- All casualties
- 412
Accidents by year at the CF45 4EW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 22 in 2005, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CF45 4EW hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 9
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2021 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 14 | 22 |
| 2016 | 11 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 | 15 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12 |
| 2012 | 11 | 22 |
| 2011 | 13 | 20 |
| 2010 | 13 | 23 |
| 2009 | 10 | 16 |
| 2008 | 13 | 17 |
| 2007 | 19 | 25 |
| 2006 | 20 | 26 |
| 2005 | 22 | 43 |
| 2004 | 15 | 22 |
| 2003 | 14 | 20 |
| 2002 | 14 | 17 |
| 2001 | 10 | 18 |
Map of crashes at the CF45 4EW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CF45 4EW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF45 4EW area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CF45 4EW hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Abercynon
- Council area
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CF45 4EW
- Postcode district
- CF45
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.65224, -3.31648
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 13 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 2,872nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CF45 4EW hotspot
26 of the 278 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Abercynon.
Accident hotspots near CF45 4EW
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF45 4SH area, 1.4 km away, with 104 collisions.
- Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF45 4SH area1.4 km away, 151 casualties104 collisions
- Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil, CF46 5LF area1.5 km away, 140 casualties103 collisions
- Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF45 4SF area2 km away, 164 casualties109 collisions
- Nelson, Caerphilly, CF46 6HA area2 km away, 181 casualties121 collisions
- Glyn-coch, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 3BW area3.5 km away, 206 casualties145 collisions
- Penrhiw-ceibr, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF45 3YG area3.9 km away, 191 casualties123 collisions
- Merthyr Vale, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4NT area4.4 km away, 117 casualties87 collisions
- Trallwng, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 4RB area4.7 km away, 166 casualties96 collisions
All 278 crashes at the CF45 4EW hotspot
Newest first, from 13 February 2001 to 13 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Toyota Celica crash on the A470 in Merthyr Tydfil, 14 Sep 2025, 13:24
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025622500624
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 26 Jun 2025, 06:56
- Vauxhall Vivaro, Skoda Enyaq and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025622500461
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 25 May 2025, 11:56
- Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500400
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 21 May 2025, 16:26
- BMW 3 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500356
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 11 Feb 2025, 17:57
- Peugeot 308, Audi Q5 and Skoda Fabia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500124
- Slight
Jaguar XE Series crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 30 Jan 2025, 09:23
- Jaguar XE Series and Lexmoto Michigan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500110
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A472 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 26 Jan 2025, 21:15
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025622500081
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 3 Jan 2025, 10:17
- Vauxhall Corsa and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025622500025
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4054 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 30 May 2024, 23:41
- 2 Ford Fiestas
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024622400361
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 5 Apr 2024, 15:45
- BMW 3 Series and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024622400234
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 3 Feb 2024, 23:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400140
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A470 in Merthyr Tydfil, 18 Jan 2024, 16:05
- 2 Fiat 500s
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400042
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 23 Nov 2023, 14:00
- Volkswagen Polo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300999
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 27 Feb 2023, 10:23
- Citroen Berlingo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300219
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 14 Dec 2022, 17:37
- Peugeot 208 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200963
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 3 Dec 2022, 14:41
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200933
- Slight
Car crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 7 Nov 2022, 18:21
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200845
- Serious
Yamaha XC crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 16 Oct 2022, 13:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200800
- Serious
Fiat Ducato crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 15 Jul 2022, 09:45
- Fiat Ducato and BMW F 800
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200550
- Slight
Ford Puma crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 8 Apr 2022, 17:49
- Ford Puma, Dacia Duster, Vauxhall Grandland and Mini One
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022622200302
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 26 Mar 2022, 11:34
- Vauxhall Corsa and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022622200279
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 13 Mar 2022, 09:48
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200233
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 19 Feb 2022, 20:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200297
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 16 Dec 2021, 06:57
- Vauxhall Vivaro and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622200037
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4054 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1 Nov 2021, 07:27
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100849
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 14 Sep 2021, 17:38
- 2 Ford Fiestas and MG HS
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021622100690
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 17 Aug 2021, 22:19
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100642
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 27 Jul 2021, 07:52
- Volvo V40 and Audi A5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100568
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 12 Jul 2021, 00:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100525
- Serious
Qingqi QM 125 crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 27 Jun 2021, 16:20
- Qingqi QM 125 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100483
- Slight
Car crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 10 May 2021, 07:51
- 2 cars and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100566
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 5 May 2021, 13:02
- Seat Leon and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021620015321
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 2 Apr 2021, 15:18
- Renault Clio, Kia Ceed and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100232
- Slight
Yamaha WR crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1 Apr 2021, 13:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100225
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1 Mar 2021, 16:47
- BMW 1 Series and Kawasaki ZX1000
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100154
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 20 Jan 2021, 06:37
- Audi A3 and Iveco Daily
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100052
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 8 Dec 2020, 09:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622001096
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A470 in Merthyr Tydfil, 24 Nov 2020, 21:04
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622100044
- Slight
Pulse XF 125 crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 26 Apr 2020, 17:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000421
- Slight
MG 3 crash on the A4059 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 27 Mar 2020, 11:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000372
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A470 in Merthyr Tydfil, 2 Nov 2019, 20:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901444
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 29 Jul 2019, 18:40
- Mercedes Sprinter, 2 Fiat 500s and Citroen Xsara
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901021
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 10 Jun 2019, 17:16
- Ford Ecosport, Peugeot Partner, Vauxhall Corsa and Audi A4
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019621900777
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 15 May 2019, 23:46
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621900667
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A470 in Merthyr Tydfil, 18 Feb 2019, 08:09
- Ford KA and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621900256
- Slight
Volkswagen Lupo crash on the A470 in Rhondda Cynon Taf, 25 Sep 2018, 06:34
- Volkswagen Lupo and Ducati Multistrada 1200
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621801233
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A472 in Merthyr Tydfil, 25 Jul 2018, 20:43
- Ford Fiesta and Lexmoto XTR 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621800924