Garw Valley, Bridgend, CF32 8AZ area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Garw Valley, Bridgend, CF32 8AZ area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 64 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Garw Valley ward, Bridgend, from 2001 to 2025, with 96 casualties. Of those collisions, 9 were serious and none fatal.

No collisions were recorded here in 2024 or 2025; the last was on 20 May 2023.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 64; 11,589th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 96; 1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions: 0; No one killed
Collisions in 2025: 0; 0 in 2024

Crash severity at the CF32 8AZ hotspot

9 of the 64 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal00%
Serious914%
Slight5586%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 0
Seriously injured: 9
Slightly injured: 87
All casualties: 96

Accidents by year at the CF32 8AZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2004, against an average of 2.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CF32 8AZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	0	0
2024	0	0
2023	2	2
2022	1	1
2021	0	0
2020	3	3
2019	2	2
2018	0	0
2017	3	4
2016	2	2
2015	3	7
2014	3	4
2013	3	6
2012	1	1
2011	4	8
2010	2	3
2009	6	11
2008	3	3
2007	2	3
2006	5	7
2005	2	2
2004	7	13
2003	2	3
2002	6	7
2001	2	4

Map of crashes at the CF32 8AZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CF32 8AZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Garw Valley, Bridgend, CF32 8AZ area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the CF32 8AZ 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: Garw Valley
Council area: Bridgend
Nearest postcode to the centre: CF32 8AZ
Postcode district: CF32
Centre (latitude, longitude): 51.60898, -3.58343
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 21 of 25
Latest collision: 20 May 2023
Rank by collisions: 11,589th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CF32 8AZ hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A4064, with 41 of 64, followed by the A4065 with 1.

Collisions at the CF32 8AZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Serious
1st	A4064	41	64	7
2nd	A4065	1	1	1
3rd	A4106	1	2	0

Towns near the CF32 8AZ hotspot

54 of the 64 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Pontycymer.

Accident hotspots near CF32 8AZ

1 other hotspot lies within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Maesteg West, Bridgend, CF34 9EU area, 4.5 km away, with 126 collisions.

Maesteg West, Bridgend, CF34 9EU area4.5 km away, 172 casualties126 collisions

All 64 crashes at the CF32 8AZ hotspot

Newest first, from 20 April 2001 to 20 May 2023, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight20 May 2023, 22:50
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 20 May 2023, 22:50
- BMW 1 Series and Fiat 500L
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300428
Slight12 Mar 2023, 17:48
Mitsubishi L200 crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 12 Mar 2023, 17:48
- Mitsubishi L200 and Honda WW125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300233
Slight24 Jun 2022, 09:59
Vauxhall Viva crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 24 Jun 2022, 09:59
- Vauxhall Viva and Jeep Cherokee
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200491
Slight23 Nov 2020, 12:26
Citroen C4 crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 23 Nov 2020, 12:26
- Citroen C4 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622001043
Slight23 Oct 2020, 14:25
Fiat Punto crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 23 Oct 2020, 14:25
- Fiat Punto, Vauxhall Zafira and BMW 1 Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000943
Slight9 Oct 2020, 15:25
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 9 Oct 2020, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000891
Slight5 Sep 2019, 16:37
Nissan Juke crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 5 Sep 2019, 16:37
- Nissan Juke and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901156
Slight20 Feb 2019, 14:49
Car crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 20 Feb 2019, 14:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621900478
Slight28 Mar 2017, 10:31
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 28 Mar 2017, 10:31
- Vauxhall Vectra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017621700514
Slight6 Feb 2017, 11:50
Car crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 6 Feb 2017, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2017621700241
Serious21 Jan 2017, 15:07
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 21 Jan 2017, 15:07
- Renault Megane and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017621700146
Slight27 Oct 2016, 07:01
Suzuki crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 27 Oct 2016, 07:01
- Suzuki and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016621601790
Slight25 Aug 2016, 19:03
Peugeot Boxer crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 25 Aug 2016, 19:03
- Peugeot Boxer and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016621601419
Serious10 Nov 2015, 15:26
Car crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 10 Nov 2015, 15:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015621501964
Serious10 Sep 2015, 18:35
Car crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 10 Sep 2015, 18:35
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015621501551
Slight21 May 2015, 17:09
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 21 May 2015, 17:09
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2015621500870
Serious30 Nov 2014, 16:02
Kia Sportage crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 30 Nov 2014, 16:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014621402202
Slight14 Oct 2014, 10:56
Suzuki Swift crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 14 Oct 2014, 10:56
- Suzuki Swift and Volkswagen Transporter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014621401866
Slight10 Sep 2014, 17:10
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 10 Sep 2014, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014621401675
Slight26 Nov 2013, 13:40
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 26 Nov 2013, 13:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 3008
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2013621302187
Slight4 Jul 2013, 02:13
Peugeot 307 crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 4 Jul 2013, 02:13
- Peugeot 307, Peugeot 207, Toyota Yaris and Ford Fiesta
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013621301145
Slight23 Jun 2013, 07:17
Nissan Micra crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 23 Jun 2013, 07:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013621301036
Slight26 Sep 2012, 18:08
Nissan Micra crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 26 Sep 2012, 18:08
- Nissan Micra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012621201013
Slight13 Sep 2011, 15:30
Vauxhall Omega crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 13 Sep 2011, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011620211473
Slight7 Sep 2011, 19:25
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 7 Sep 2011, 19:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011620211283
Slight11 Aug 2011, 00:53
Skoda Octavia crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 11 Aug 2011, 00:53
- Skoda Octavia, Fiat Punto and a car
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2011620211124
Slight20 Jun 2011, 22:15
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 20 Jun 2011, 22:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and Toyota Carina
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011620210324
Slight8 Oct 2010, 09:45
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 8 Oct 2010, 09:45
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2010620204034
Slight15 Mar 2010, 16:30
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 15 Mar 2010, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010620199021
Slight9 Nov 2009, 13:47
Vauxhall Tigra crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 9 Nov 2009, 13:47
- Vauxhall Tigra, Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009620195448
Slight5 Nov 2009, 21:34
Volvo V40 crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 5 Nov 2009, 21:34
- Volvo V40 and Dennis
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2009620195212
Slight6 Oct 2009, 09:30
Ford Escort crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 6 Oct 2009, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009620194116
Slight24 Aug 2009, 18:45
Skyjet SJ 125 crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 24 Aug 2009, 18:45
- Skyjet SJ 125 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009620193276
Slight11 Mar 2009, 08:54
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 11 Mar 2009, 08:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009620187626
Slight7 Feb 2009, 09:28
Renault Clio crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 7 Feb 2009, 09:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009620187107
Slight26 Nov 2008, 08:55
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 26 Nov 2008, 08:55
- Ford Mondeo, Citroen C3 and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008620184920
Slight14 Jun 2008, 15:26
Citroen Saxo crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 14 Jun 2008, 15:26
- Citroen Saxo, Fiat Punto and Renault Kangoo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008620180320
Slight17 May 2008, 14:57
Suzuki GZ 125 crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 17 May 2008, 14:57
- Suzuki GZ 125 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008620179920
Slight25 Sep 2007, 10:45
Yamaha Ybr 125 crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 25 Sep 2007, 10:45
- Yamaha Ybr 125 and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007620171162
Slight27 May 2007, 13:00
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 27 May 2007, 13:00
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2007620167171
Slight11 Sep 2006, 08:15
Car crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 11 Sep 2006, 08:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2006620156763
Slight18 Jul 2006, 13:20
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 18 Jul 2006, 13:20
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006620154406
Slight3 May 2006, 22:06
Car crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 3 May 2006, 22:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2006620151488
Slight17 Apr 2006, 16:59
Peugeot 206 crash on the A4106 in Bridgend, 17 Apr 2006, 16:59
- Peugeot 206 and Daewoo Lanos
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006620150821
Serious4 Mar 2006, 07:10
Car crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 4 Mar 2006, 07:10
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006620148578
Slight3 May 2005, 17:45
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Bridgend, 3 May 2005, 17:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005620132444
Serious21 Jan 2005, 17:25
Peugeot 206 crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 21 Jan 2005, 17:25
- Peugeot 206 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005620126274
Slight7 Nov 2004, 13:20
Renault 5 crash on the A4064 in Bridgend, 7 Nov 2004, 13:20
- Renault 5 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2004620120833