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Aberdare road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,850 road traffic collisions in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 354 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,850
351st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,730
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
29 people killed
Serious collisions
354
401 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Aberdare

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal260.9%
  • Serious35412%
  • Slight2,47087%

What the data shows

  • Aberdare had 239 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 537 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Aberdare were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 770 children under 16 were killed or injured in Aberdare, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Aberdare.

Where Aberdare ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
351st
Most casualties
334th
Most fatal collisions
390th
Most serious collisions
445th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday420 (15%)
  • Tuesday377 (13%)
  • Wednesday393 (14%)
  • Thursday439 (15%)
  • Friday472 (17%)
  • Saturday434 (15%)
  • Sunday315 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,054 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit612 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,488 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road178 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout106 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph2,534 (89%)
  • 40 mph110 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph146 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,232 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds417 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds72 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,904 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,028 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant202 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist198 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant68 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Aberdare road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdare, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Aberdare peaked at 113 in 1981; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251519
20241920
20232325
20222229
20211624
20201620
20193135
20182834
20173545
20163444
20154165
20143050
20132941
20123257
201165101
20104570
20095994
200864102
2007102155
20067093
200580114
200472102
20036289
20026380
20016287
20004972
19994760
19985877
19977899
199683108
19957295
19946488
19936991
19928090
19916890
19907895
198993105
1988108147
198793117
19866772
19857680
19847279
198393110
198291101
1981113131
1980103120
197980108

Map of recent crashes in Aberdare

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Aberdare

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Aberdare

The 24 most recent collisions in Aberdare happened between 4 June 2024 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Aberdare

The A4059 has the most collisions in Aberdare, 534 of 2,850 (19%), followed by the B4275 (467).

Collisions in Aberdare on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4059534757775
2ndB4275467665660
3rdA4224163212224
4thB427692133014
5thA4233749308
6thB4277333713
7thA465193303
8thB4224181912
9thB4018121202

Council areas covering Aberdare

Collisions in Aberdare were recorded in 2 council areas. Rhondda Cynon Taf has 2,845 of 2,850 (99.8%).

Collisions in Aberdare by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRhondda Cynon Taf2,8453,72126351
2ndMerthyr Tydfil5903

Postcode district for Aberdare

All 2,850 collisions in Aberdare were in the CF44 postcode district.