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Gelligaer road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
111
2,684th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
153
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
20
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Gelligaer

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2018%
  • Slight9081%

What the data shows

  • Gelligaer had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 16 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Gelligaer were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 39 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gelligaer, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in Gelligaer.

Where Gelligaer ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,684th
Most casualties
2,649th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,720th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (18%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph78 (70%)
  • 40 mph16 (14%)
  • 60 mph10 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant81 (53%)
  • Pedestrian36 (24%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gelligaer road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gelligaer, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gelligaer peaked at 6 in 2001; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202422
202311
202200
202123
202000
201912
201823
201711
201622
201525
201400
2013411
201211
201111
201011
200934
200824
200712
200611
200511
200424
200335
200200
200169
200022
199911
199833
199700
199647
199512
199434
199311
199200
199156
199022
198959
198844
198711
198634
198567
198455
198357
198212
198166
198066
197946

Map of recent crashes in Gelligaer

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gelligaer

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gelligaer

The 24 most recent collisions in Gelligaer happened between 12 October 2010 and 25 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Gelligaer

Of the 111 collisions in Gelligaer, 49 were on the B4254.

Collisions in Gelligaer on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB42544978113

Council area for Gelligaer

Gelligaer is in Caerphilly, where police recorded 16,718 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Gelligaer accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Gelligaer

All 111 collisions in Gelligaer were in the CF82 postcode district.