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Maerdy road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Maerdy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, from 1979 to 2025, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
237
1,779th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
288
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
43
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Maerdy

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19181%

What the data shows

  • Maerdy had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Maerdy were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 98 children under 16 were killed or injured in Maerdy, 34% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Maerdy.

Where Maerdy ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,779th
Most casualties
1,855th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph232 (98%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant112 (39%)
  • Pedestrian108 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Maerdy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maerdy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Maerdy peaked at 14 in 1982; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202322
202222
202112
202012
201922
201833
201700
201623
201522
201433
201334
201213
201134
201023
200923
200858
200777
200678
200522
200456
200377
200245
200177
200022
199944
1998810
199766
199699
1995912
1994912
19931012
1992810
199167
19901215
1989810
1988710
19871115
198645
198567
1984813
198345
19821415
198189
198033
197955

Map of recent crashes in Maerdy

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Maerdy

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Maerdy

The 24 most recent collisions in Maerdy happened between 4 July 2013 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Maerdy

The A4233 has the most collisions in Maerdy, 69 of 237 (29%), followed by the B4277 (55).

Collisions in Maerdy on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42336988116
2ndB42775566112

Council area for Maerdy

Maerdy is in Rhondda Cynon Taf, where police recorded 26,648 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Maerdy accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Maerdy

All 237 collisions in Maerdy were in the CF43 postcode district.