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Bedwas road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Bedwas, Caerphilly, from 1979 to 2025, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 69 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
384
1,343rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
484
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
69
75 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bedwas

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight30680%

What the data shows

  • Bedwas had 37 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Bedwas were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Bedwas are between noon and 3pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 113 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bedwas, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Bedwas ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,343rd
Most casualties
1,353rd
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,440th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (18%)
  • Sunday35 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph343 (89%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant221 (46%)
  • Pedestrian127 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bedwas road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedwas, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bedwas peaked at 18 in 1981; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202466
202333
202244
202148
202022
201946
2018510
201755
201634
201547
201456
201333
201256
201157
201099
2009913
200856
2007810
200600
200555
20041219
200357
2002710
20011522
200089
1999910
19981626
19971118
19961314
19951224
1994912
19931315
19921013
199179
199099
198999
19881315
19871314
1986913
19851112
198499
19831111
19821214
19811818
19801316
19791515

Map of recent crashes in Bedwas

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bedwas

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bedwas

The 24 most recent collisions in Bedwas happened between 8 September 2019 and 28 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bedwas

Of the 384 collisions in Bedwas, 145 were on the A468.

Collisions in Bedwas on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA468145191324

Council area for Bedwas

Bedwas is in Caerphilly, where police recorded 16,718 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bedwas accounts for 2.3% of them.

Postcode district for Bedwas

All 384 collisions in Bedwas were in the CF83 postcode district.