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Pontycymer road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
137
2,405th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
183
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
23
24 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
20 May 2023
Busiest year
2004
7 collisions

Road collision statistics for Pontycymer

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2317%
  • Slight11282%

What the data shows

  • Pontycymer had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 28 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Pontycymer were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 44 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pontycymer, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Pontycymer.

Where Pontycymer ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,405th
Most casualties
2,395th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (19%)
  • Wednesday15 (11%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (96%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant92 (50%)
  • Pedestrian56 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (6%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pontycymer road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pontycymer, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pontycymer peaked at 7 in 2004; 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
202322
202222
202100
202033
201911
201800
201722
201622
201537
201434
201336
201211
201136
201011
200938
200844
200722
200657
200522
2004713
200335
200266
200136
200066
199922
199847
199700
199623
199545
199434
199367
199224
199155
199057
198955
198823
198755
198655
198546
198446
198333
198233
198134
198022
197911

Map of recent crashes in Pontycymer

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pontycymer

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pontycymer

The 24 most recent collisions in Pontycymer happened between 7 September 2011 and 20 May 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pontycymer

Of the 137 collisions in Pontycymer, 90 were on the A4064.

Collisions in Pontycymer on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406490123219

Council area for Pontycymer

Pontycymer is in Bridgend, where police recorded 15,429 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pontycymer accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Pontycymer

All 137 collisions in Pontycymer were in the CF32 postcode district.