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Nelson (Caerphilly) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Nelson, Caerphilly, from 1979 to 2025, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
243
1,757th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
312
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
49
53 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Nelson

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4920%
  • Slight19179%

What the data shows

  • Nelson had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Nelson were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 53 children under 16 were killed or injured in Nelson, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Nelson.

Where Nelson ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,757th
Most casualties
1,765th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,750th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (18%)
  • Sunday20 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph205 (84%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant168 (54%)
  • Pedestrian76 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Nelson road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nelson, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Nelson peaked at 13 in 2000; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202433
202322
202211
202134
202011
201959
201822
201768
201623
201546
201457
201355
201222
201137
201011
200945
200834
200700
200645
2005912
200467
20031012
2002511
2001713
20001318
199933
199822
19971219
1996811
19951013
1994912
199399
19921011
199144
199077
1989911
198856
198778
198611
198522
198478
198399
1982811
198133
198046
197966

Map of recent crashes in Nelson

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Nelson

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Nelson

The 24 most recent collisions in Nelson happened between 25 February 2017 and 8 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Nelson

The B4255 has the most collisions in Nelson, 75 of 243 (31%), followed by the A472 (64).

Collisions in Nelson on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB425575103116
2ndA4726492113

Council areas covering Nelson

Collisions in Nelson were recorded in 2 council areas. Caerphilly has 239 of 243 (98%).

Collisions in Nelson by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCaerphilly239307348
2ndMerthyr Tydfil3301

Postcode district for Nelson

All 243 collisions in Nelson were in the CF46 postcode district.