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CF38 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,500 road traffic collisions in the CF38 postcode district, Rhondda Cynon Taf, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,063 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 216 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,500
1,965th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,063
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
216
254 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CF38

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious21614%
  • Slight1,26584%

What the data shows

  • CF38 had 117 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 253 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in CF38 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 346 children under 16 were killed or injured in CF38, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in CF38.

Where CF38 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,965th
Most casualties
1,979th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,197th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday202 (13%)
  • Tuesday226 (15%)
  • Wednesday186 (12%)
  • Thursday228 (15%)
  • Friday242 (16%)
  • Saturday245 (16%)
  • Sunday171 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,037 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit350 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,415 (94%)
  • Roundabout30 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,201 (80%)
  • 40 mph39 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph230 (15%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,183 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds241 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,282 (62%)
  • Pedestrian367 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist101 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant32 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CF38 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CF38, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CF38 peaked at 56 in 1998; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025915
20241013
2023711
20221220
20211422
202056
20191218
201856
20171418
20162951
20152031
20141620
20132127
20122232
20111926
20102638
20092640
20083159
20074264
20063040
20052844
20043453
20033545
20022944
20014261
20003658
19992837
19985685
19974560
19964256
19954055
19943646
19933847
19923947
19914669
19905264
19894043
19883641
19873950
19864759
19855669
19844455
19835167
19824659
19815159
19804568
19794965

Map of recent crashes in CF38

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CF38

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CF38

The 24 most recent collisions in CF38 happened between 25 July 2023 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CF38

The A473 has the most collisions in CF38, 562 of 1,500 (37%), followed by the B4595 (149).

Collisions in CF38 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4735627791184
2ndB4595149224222
3rdB42707702
4thB429551001
5thB45255704
6thA4704401

Council areas covering CF38

Collisions in CF38 were recorded in 2 council areas. Rhondda Cynon Taf has 1,496 of 1,500 (99.7%).

Collisions in CF38 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRhondda Cynon Taf1,4962,05819216
2ndCardiff3300

Towns in CF38

Collisions in CF38 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Church Village and Llantwit Fardre (615) and Beddau (378).