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Pontyclun road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, from 1979 to 2025, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
252
1,725th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
324
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
32
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pontyclun

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight21786%

What the data shows

  • Pontyclun had 26 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 51 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Pontyclun were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 50 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pontyclun, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Pontyclun.

Where Pontyclun ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,725th
Most casualties
1,727th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,244th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (19%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday47 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (92%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph217 (86%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph26 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant187 (58%)
  • Pedestrian77 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pontyclun road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pontyclun, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pontyclun peaked at 11 in 1994; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202314
202235
202134
202000
2019911
201822
201733
201645
201500
2014912
2013610
201257
2011911
201011
20091014
200811
200744
200669
200569
2004911
2003911
20021013
200158
200044
199933
199847
1997911
199666
1995813
19941112
1993511
199269
1991911
199067
198988
198844
198788
198689
198533
198455
1983910
198299
198158
198022
197948

Map of recent crashes in Pontyclun

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pontyclun

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pontyclun

The 24 most recent collisions in Pontyclun happened between 20 June 2016 and 24 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pontyclun

The A4222 has the most collisions in Pontyclun, 111 of 252 (44%), followed by the A473 (32).

Collisions in Pontyclun on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4222111146116
2ndA473324606
3rdB426491102

Council area for Pontyclun

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

Postcode district for Pontyclun

All 252 collisions in Pontyclun were in the CF72 postcode district.