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CF31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,401 road traffic collisions in the CF31 postcode district, Bridgend, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 492 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
4,401
735th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,823
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
53 people killed
Serious collisions
492
566 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CF31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal511.2%
  • Serious49211%
  • Slight3,85888%

What the data shows

  • CF31 had 281 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 63% fewer than the 756 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in CF31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 828 children under 16 were killed or injured in CF31, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in CF31.

Where CF31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
735th
Most casualties
746th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
1,507th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday612 (14%)
  • Tuesday685 (16%)
  • Wednesday646 (15%)
  • Thursday655 (15%)
  • Friday773 (18%)
  • Saturday619 (14%)
  • Sunday411 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,204 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit941 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,085 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway696 (16%)
  • Roundabout354 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road207 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded59 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph22 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,531 (80%)
  • 40 mph359 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph65 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph265 (6%)
  • 70 mph157 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,401 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds642 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds92 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds88 (2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other55 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded98 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,286 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,216 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist554 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist301 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant217 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant102 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant48 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CF31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CF31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CF31 peaked at 148 in 1988; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251214
2024915
20231721
20222228
20212630
20202028
20194248
20183849
20173751
20165878
20156898
201480114
20135978
20125784
20116491
201085122
200998133
200881104
200775101
200689129
200599145
2004125177
200397138
2002129179
2001101140
2000122165
1999144191
1998124165
1997128171
1996135189
1995140203
1994140195
1993136184
1992118153
1991128169
1990129179
1989134167
1988148178
1987129142
198695122
1985119146
1984137158
1983122148
1982112138
1981129145
1980120161
1979124159

Map of recent crashes in CF31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CF31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CF31

The 24 most recent collisions in CF31 happened between 6 November 2023 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CF31

The A473 has the most collisions in CF31, 740 of 4,401 (17%), followed by the A4061 (499).

Collisions in CF31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473740997593
2ndA4061499629542
3rdA48317474741
4thA4063268383841
5thB4181242327731
6thB426589114113
7thM4476724
8thB42813500

Council areas covering CF31

Collisions in CF31 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bridgend has 4,390 of 4,401 (99.8%).

Collisions in CF31 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBridgend4,3905,80851489
2ndVale of Glamorgan71102

Towns in CF31

Collisions in CF31 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bridgend (3,816) and Pen-y-fai (130).