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CF71 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,407 road traffic collisions in the CF71 postcode district, Vale of Glamorgan, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,102 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 249 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,407
2,008th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,102
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
53 people killed
Serious collisions
249
334 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CF71

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal463.3%
  • Serious24918%
  • Slight1,11279%

What the data shows

  • CF71 had 119 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 239 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in CF71 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 227 children under 16 were killed or injured in CF71, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in CF71.

Where CF71 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,008th
Most casualties
1,969th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
2,136th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (13%)
  • Tuesday189 (13%)
  • Wednesday216 (15%)
  • Thursday195 (14%)
  • Friday235 (17%)
  • Saturday213 (15%)
  • Sunday179 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,047 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting202 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,256 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph364 (26%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph63 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph885 (63%)
  • 70 mph60 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds995 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds278 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,462 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian106 (5%)
  • Cyclist65 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant59 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CF71 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CF71, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CF71 peaked at 52 in 1979; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251215
2024713
2023917
202277
20211016
20201214
20191417
201878
20172135
20162030
20152022
20143344
20132330
20122328
20112131
20102024
20092638
20082645
20071929
20062838
20053746
20043752
20035179
200243131
20012836
20001725
19993653
19984054
19973756
19964062
19953244
19943547
19934076
19923147
19913347
19904354
19894259
19885181
19874468
19863848
19853141
19843573
19833443
19825180
19814569
19804668
19795262

Map of recent crashes in CF71

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CF71

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CF71

The 24 most recent collisions in CF71 happened between 8 August 2023 and 18 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CF71

The A48 has the most collisions in CF71, 267 of 1,407 (19%), followed by the B4270 (172).

Collisions in CF71 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA482674212153
2ndB4270172268533
3rdA4222144267329
4thB426591138617
5thB426885122222
6thB42223400

Council area for CF71

CF71 is in the Vale of Glamorgan, where police recorded 13,395 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CF71 accounts for 10% of them.

Town in CF71

Of the 1,407 collisions in CF71, 222 (16%) were in Cowbridge.