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Taff's Well road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf, from 1979 to 2025, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
194
1,986th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
281
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
26
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Taff's Well

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2613%
  • Slight16585%

What the data shows

  • Taff's Well had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Taff's Well were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Taff's Well, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Taff's Well.

Where Taff's Well ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,986th
Most casualties
1,886th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (43%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph103 (53%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph70 (36%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant183 (65%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Taff's Well road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taff's Well, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Taff's Well peaked at 9 in 1991; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202433
202311
202235
202124
202000
201922
201834
201723
201600
201522
201468
201357
201211
201125
201000
200959
200812
200746
200655
200569
2004815
200347
200269
2001811
200022
199934
199858
1997811
199634
199547
199444
199388
199233
1991911
1990711
198946
198855
1987812
198678
198557
198456
1983814
198225
1981612
198045
197937

Map of recent crashes in Taff's Well

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Taff's Well

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Taff's Well

The 24 most recent collisions in Taff's Well happened between 27 March 2014 and 24 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Taff's Well

The A470 has the most collisions in Taff's Well, 83 of 194 (43%), followed by the A4054 (41).

Collisions in Taff's Well on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4708314139
2ndA4054415406
3rdB42625600

Council areas covering Taff's Well

Collisions in Taff's Well were recorded in 2 council areas. Rhondda Cynon Taf has 147 of 194 (76%).

Collisions in Taff's Well by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRhondda Cynon Taf147220321
2ndCardiff476105

Postcode district for Taff's Well

All 194 collisions in Taff's Well were in the CF15 postcode district.