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Pontypridd road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,187 road traffic collisions in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 405 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,187
314th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,190
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
45 people killed
Serious collisions
405
435 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Pontypridd

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal421.3%
  • Serious40513%
  • Slight2,74086%

What the data shows

  • Pontypridd had 231 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 65% fewer than the 667 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Pontypridd were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 622 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pontypridd, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Pontypridd.

Where Pontypridd ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
314th
Most casualties
306th
Most fatal collisions
262nd
Most serious collisions
406th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday453 (14%)
  • Tuesday449 (14%)
  • Wednesday483 (15%)
  • Thursday486 (15%)
  • Friday562 (18%)
  • Saturday433 (14%)
  • Sunday321 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,326 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit734 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit60 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,145 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway574 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road335 (11%)
  • Roundabout90 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph40 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph2,619 (82%)
  • 40 mph165 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph316 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,531 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds487 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded46 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,290 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,009 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant253 (6%)
  • Cyclist213 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant70 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pontypridd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pontypridd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pontypridd peaked at 116 in 1989; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251316
20241821
20231314
20222635
20211313
20201720
20192934
20182326
20173340
20164659
20156188
20146184
20135774
20124972
201178118
201077123
20095576
200869100
200784120
20067699
200581113
200497143
200386134
200289126
200178110
20005772
19996288
19987797
199781100
199686118
1995100136
199488116
199383112
199285108
199196120
1990109132
1989116148
198898123
198779104
19867179
198587103
198484109
198395101
19828195
19816984
19807496
19798091

Map of recent crashes in Pontypridd

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pontypridd

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pontypridd

The 24 most recent collisions in Pontypridd happened between 3 June 2024 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pontypridd

The A4058 has the most collisions in Pontypridd, 417 of 3,187 (13%), followed by the A4054 (414).

Collisions in Pontypridd on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40584175261154
2ndA4054414577971
3rdA470353570635
4thB4273179222217
5thA473156208116
6thA42237380210
7thB4595243104
8thA42339900

Council area for Pontypridd

Pontypridd is in Rhondda Cynon Taf, where police recorded 26,648 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pontypridd accounts for 12% of them.

Postcode districts in Pontypridd

Collisions in Pontypridd were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by CF37 (3,120) and CF15 (55).