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Bridgend road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,072 road traffic collisions in Bridgend from 1979 to 2025, and 5,330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 446 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
4,072
253rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,330
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
37
38 people killed
Serious collisions
446
505 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bridgend

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal370.9%
  • Serious44611%
  • Slight3,58988%

What the data shows

  • Bridgend had 267 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 704 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in Bridgend were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 782 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bridgend, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Bridgend.

Where Bridgend ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
253rd
Most casualties
245th
Most fatal collisions
287th
Most serious collisions
370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday581 (14%)
  • Tuesday640 (16%)
  • Wednesday600 (15%)
  • Thursday608 (15%)
  • Friday708 (17%)
  • Saturday566 (14%)
  • Sunday369 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,994 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit882 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit74 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,847 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway609 (15%)
  • Roundabout354 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road206 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,410 (84%)
  • 40 mph333 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph60 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph160 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph84 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,162 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds569 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds84 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other50 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded98 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,882 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,192 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist545 (10%)
  • Cyclist284 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant217 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant86 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant48 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bridgend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bridgend peaked at 140 in 1999; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251112
20241120
20231517
20222127
20212326
20201724
20193845
20183749
20174156
20165372
20156594
20147297
20134964
20125785
20116387
201079109
200988112
20087395
20076994
200689127
200596136
2004109152
200395135
2002122168
200199141
2000118155
1999140188
1998116153
1997115152
1996116159
1995118163
1994131180
1993124169
1992106126
1991120150
1990113160
1989121148
1988134159
1987127142
198681101
1985108132
1984129153
1983117150
1982102122
1981119133
1980108140
1979117151

Map of recent crashes in Bridgend

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bridgend

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bridgend

The 24 most recent collisions in Bridgend happened between 6 November 2023 and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bridgend

The A473 has the most collisions in Bridgend, 738 of 4,072 (18%), followed by the A4061 (507).

Collisions in Bridgend on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473738999690
2ndA4061507639547
3rdB4181265364635
4thA48229343527
5thA4063116148119
6thB4265108148117
7thB42813500

Council areas covering Bridgend

Collisions in Bridgend were recorded in 3 council areas. Bridgend has 4,060 of 4,072 (99.7%).

Collisions in Bridgend by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBridgend4,0605,31637445
2ndVale of Glamorgan7800
3rdRhondda Cynon Taf3400

Postcode districts in Bridgend

Collisions in Bridgend were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by CF31 (3,816) and CF35 (252).