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Pen-y-fai road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Pen-y-fai, Bridgend, from 1979 to 2025, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 18 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 8 September 2023.

Collisions since 1979
130
2,473rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
176
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
18
28 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
8 Sep 2023
Busiest year
2008
7 collisions

Road collision statistics for Pen-y-fai

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious1814%
  • Slight11085%

What the data shows

  • Pen-y-fai had 7 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Pen-y-fai were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Pen-y-fai are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 14 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pen-y-fai, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Pen-y-fai ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,473rd
Most casualties
2,452nd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,774th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday24 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (88%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant122 (69%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist7 (4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pen-y-fai road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pen-y-fai, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pen-y-fai peaked at 7 in 2008; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202311
202200
202100
202011
201911
201811
201700
201633
201511
201400
201322
201211
201100
201011
200938
200878
200723
200611
200522
200446
200311
200247
200122
200036
199922
199866
199779
1996710
1995614
199411
199357
199224
1991510
199033
198956
198846
198722
198644
198523
198467
198322
198222
198156
1980710
197966

Map of recent crashes in Pen-y-fai

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pen-y-fai

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pen-y-fai

The 24 most recent collisions in Pen-y-fai happened between 1 June 2007 and 8 September 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pen-y-fai

Of the 130 collisions in Pen-y-fai, 68 were on the A4063.

Collisions in Pen-y-fai on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40636810326

Council area for Pen-y-fai

Pen-y-fai is in Bridgend, where police recorded 15,429 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pen-y-fai accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Pen-y-fai

All 130 collisions in Pen-y-fai were in the CF31 postcode district.