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Abercarn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Abercarn, Caerphilly, from 1979 to 2025, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 77 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
271
1,653rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
398
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
77
99 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Abercarn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7728%
  • Slight19271%

What the data shows

  • Abercarn had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Abercarn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 68 children under 16 were killed or injured in Abercarn, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Abercarn.

Where Abercarn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,653rd
Most casualties
1,533rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,342nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday57 (21%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph188 (69%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph62 (23%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant186 (47%)
  • Pedestrian75 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Abercarn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Abercarn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Abercarn peaked at 15 in 2002; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202446
202323
202211
202122
202000
201944
201823
201700
201600
201523
201423
201311
201211
201114
201056
200959
2008624
2007413
200668
200545
200499
20031114
20021522
200199
200047
19991120
19981020
199734
199677
199566
1994910
199379
1992810
1991910
1990710
198957
198856
1987711
198668
1985710
19841225
1983914
19821216
1981710
19801212
19791115

Map of recent crashes in Abercarn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Abercarn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Abercarn

The 24 most recent collisions in Abercarn happened between 6 December 2010 and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Abercarn

The A467 has the most collisions in Abercarn, 92 of 271 (34%), followed by the B4591 (90).

Collisions in Abercarn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46792152225
2ndB459190143028
3rdB4250202405

Council area for Abercarn

Abercarn is in Caerphilly, where police recorded 16,718 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Abercarn accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode district for Abercarn

All 271 collisions in Abercarn were in the NP11 postcode district.