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Llantwit Major road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, from 1979 to 2025, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
231
1,802nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
272
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
35
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Llantwit Major

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight19484%

What the data shows

  • Llantwit Major had 11 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 66% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Llantwit Major were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 58 children under 16 were killed or injured in Llantwit Major, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Llantwit Major.

Where Llantwit Major ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,802nd
Most casualties
1,924th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (10%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (86%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph193 (84%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant96 (35%)
  • Pedestrian82 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (21%)
  • Cyclist26 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Llantwit Major road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Llantwit Major, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Llantwit Major peaked at 13 in 1988; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202434
202300
202212
202100
202022
201900
201812
201700
201644
201544
201411
201322
201225
201136
201033
200933
200835
200777
200645
2005710
200455
200378
200256
2001910
200078
199999
199845
199733
199644
199533
199457
199356
199256
19911113
199045
19891011
19881313
198799
1986811
1985910
198478
198377
19821112
198134
1980811
19791013

Map of recent crashes in Llantwit Major

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Llantwit Major

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Llantwit Major

The 24 most recent collisions in Llantwit Major happened between 27 November 2010 and 29 July 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Llantwit Major

The B4265 has the most collisions in Llantwit Major, 23 of 231 (10%), followed by the B4270 (3).

Collisions in Llantwit Major on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4265233011
2ndB42703401

Council area for Llantwit Major

Llantwit Major is in the Vale of Glamorgan, where police recorded 13,395 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Llantwit Major accounts for 1.7% of them.

Postcode district for Llantwit Major

All 231 collisions in Llantwit Major were in the CF61 postcode district.