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Penarth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,892 road traffic collisions in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 294 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,892
480th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,417
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
20 people killed
Serious collisions
294
340 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Penarth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal201.1%
  • Serious29416%
  • Slight1,57883%

What the data shows

  • Penarth had 162 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 338 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Penarth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 373 children under 16 were killed or injured in Penarth, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Penarth.

Where Penarth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
480th
Most casualties
474th
Most fatal collisions
497th
Most serious collisions
518th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday273 (14%)
  • Tuesday247 (13%)
  • Wednesday266 (14%)
  • Thursday306 (16%)
  • Friday334 (18%)
  • Saturday280 (15%)
  • Sunday186 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,365 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit454 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,524 (81%)
  • Roundabout176 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph1,665 (88%)
  • 40 mph127 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph26 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,446 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds282 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded38 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,357 (56%)
  • Pedestrian476 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist252 (10%)
  • Cyclist216 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Penarth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Penarth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Penarth peaked at 76 in 1990; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251326
20241021
20231315
20221314
20211215
20201421
20191618
20182743
20172020
20162435
20152427
20142933
20133350
20122632
20114564
20103341
20094557
20083247
20074554
20062641
20055065
20044962
20034864
20025581
20014254
20003545
19995767
19984561
19974553
19963344
19955568
19944761
19935268
19924756
19915162
19907687
19896075
19886677
19874759
19862835
19855261
19845863
19835464
19826270
19816790
19806389
19794862

Map of recent crashes in Penarth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Penarth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Penarth

The 24 most recent collisions in Penarth happened between 17 December 2023 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Penarth

The A4160 has the most collisions in Penarth, 242 of 1,892 (13%), followed by the B4267 (205).

Collisions in Penarth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4160242301540
2ndB4267205285446
3rdA4055122161414
4thA4232162501
5thA41614603
6thB41603300

Council areas covering Penarth

Collisions in Penarth were recorded in 2 council areas. The Vale of Glamorgan has 1,820 of 1,892 (96%).

Collisions in Penarth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stVale of Glamorgan1,8202,32019283
2ndCardiff7297111

Postcode districts in Penarth

Collisions in Penarth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CF64 (1,782) and CF11 (110).