Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 4 Dec 2025, 14:18
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622600016
Town, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 387 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Town ward, Merthyr Tydfil, from 2001 to 2025, with 565 casualties. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 387
- 1,854th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 565
- 1.46 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 6 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 7
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the CF47 8AU hotspot
36 of the 387 collisions here (9.3%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal51.3%
- Serious318%
- Slight35191%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 6
- Seriously injured
- 34
- Slightly injured
- 525
- All casualties
- 565
Accidents by year at the CF47 8AU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 38 in 2002, against an average of 15 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CF47 8AU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 7
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 16 | 22 |
| 2016 | 16 | 24 |
| 2015 | 18 | 27 |
| 2014 | 14 | 19 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 24 | 35 |
| 2010 | 16 | 25 |
| 2009 | 13 | 16 |
| 2008 | 17 | 25 |
| 2007 | 24 | 33 |
| 2006 | 28 | 38 |
| 2005 | 16 | 20 |
| 2004 | 23 | 35 |
| 2003 | 36 | 74 |
| 2002 | 38 | 54 |
| 2001 | 25 | 40 |
Map of crashes at the CF47 8AU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CF47 8AU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Town, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AU area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CF47 8AU 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
- Town
- Council area
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CF47 8AU
- Postcode district
- CF47
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.74658, -3.37904
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 4 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,854th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CF47 8AU hotspot
362 of the 387 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Merthyr Tydfil.
Accident hotspots near CF47 8AU
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1HY area, 1.1 km away, with 116 collisions.
- Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1HY area1.1 km away, 174 casualties116 collisions
- Town, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 0YA area1.2 km away, 152 casualties114 collisions
- Town, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 0HU area1.2 km away, 115 casualties68 collisions
- Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9RP area1.2 km away, 183 casualties147 collisions
- Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9YJ area2.1 km away, 348 casualties236 collisions
- Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2RB area2.2 km away, 284 casualties173 collisions
- Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9EA area2.3 km away, 139 casualties84 collisions
- Plymouth, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4BB area2.6 km away, 114 casualties76 collisions
All 387 crashes at the CF47 8AU hotspot
Newest first, from 19 January 2001 to 4 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 29 Nov 2025, 13:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500780
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 1 Sep 2025, 18:15
- Vauxhall Combo and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500622
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 1 Aug 2025, 08:18
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500533
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 27 Jul 2025, 22:51
- Ford Fiesta and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500515
- Serious
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 22 Feb 2025, 23:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500145
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 16 Feb 2025, 22:23
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500128
- Serious
Audi A5 crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 5 Dec 2024, 17:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400848
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 17 Sep 2024, 22:52
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024622400682
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 31 Aug 2024, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400615
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 2 Sep 2023, 23:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300743
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 28 Jun 2023, 12:45
- Volvo V40 and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023622300547
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 9 Jun 2023, 11:47
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300688
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A4102 in Merthyr Tydfil, 19 Feb 2023, 13:14
- Citroen C3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300175
- Serious
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 9 Jan 2023, 14:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300034
- Fatal
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 24 Dec 2022, 22:04
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622300017
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 4 Aug 2022, 23:58
- Ford Fiesta and Lexmoto CL
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200602
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 23 Jun 2022, 20:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200492
- Slight
Vauxhall Grandland crash on the A4102 in Merthyr Tydfil, 15 Feb 2022, 18:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200171
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 9 Oct 2021, 00:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100795
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 2 Jun 2021, 12:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100467
- Slight
Ford Ka+ crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 15 Apr 2021, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021622100270
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 25 Nov 2020, 17:25
- A motorcycle and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622001031
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 13 Aug 2020, 16:56
- BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000728
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 1 Jul 2020, 10:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000584
- Slight
Abarth 595 crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 8 Mar 2020, 01:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000305
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 16 Jan 2020, 10:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000131
- Slight
Car crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 3 Jan 2020, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020622000079
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 31 Oct 2019, 17:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019622000039
- Slight
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 4 Oct 2019, 12:37
- Wrightbus Streetlite, Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 7 casualties
Ref 2019621901583
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 28 Sep 2019, 22:47
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019621901245
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 10 Sep 2019, 16:25
- Ford Transit, Ford Focus and Volvo S60
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901171
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 30 Aug 2019, 12:10
- Vauxhall Corsa and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901184
- Slight
Vauxhall Agila crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 10 Apr 2019, 08:53
- Vauxhall Agila and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621900477
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 6 Mar 2019, 20:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621900320
- Serious
Car crash on the A4102 in Merthyr Tydfil, 9 Feb 2019, 23:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621900200
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 21 Jan 2019, 17:40
- Volkswagen Passat and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621900105
- Serious
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 14 Nov 2018, 08:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621801474
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 2 Nov 2018, 10:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621900107
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 24 Oct 2018, 19:52
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621801371
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 10 Oct 2018, 08:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621801302
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 14 Sep 2018, 18:26
- Toyota Yaris and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018621801172
- Slight
Car crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 9 Sep 2018, 15:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621801142
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 4 Jul 2018, 18:07
- Citroen C4 and Wrightbus Streetlite
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621800838
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 23 Feb 2018, 10:02
- Vauxhall Astra, Renault Captur and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621800219
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 7 Feb 2018, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621800630
- Slight
Smart Roadster crash on an unclassified road in Merthyr Tydfil, 21 Dec 2017, 17:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017621800017
- Slight
Hyundai Tucson crash on the A4054 in Merthyr Tydfil, 1 Dec 2017, 15:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017621800302