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Tylorstown and Pontygwaith road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith, Rhondda Cynon Taf, from 1979 to 2025, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
393
1,320th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
486
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
51
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tylorstown and Pontygwaith

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight33585%

What the data shows

  • Tylorstown and Pontygwaith had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 37 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 132 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith, 27% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith.

Where Tylorstown and Pontygwaith ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,320th
Most casualties
1,349th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph387 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant235 (48%)
  • Pedestrian152 (31%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tylorstown and Pontygwaith road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith peaked at 23 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
202433
202300
202211
202124
202011
201900
201824
201723
201645
201534
201423
201315
201278
201156
201044
200967
200811
200755
200634
20051319
200489
200379
200279
200169
200088
19991014
19981217
19971115
19961216
19951115
19942326
19931424
199288
19911212
19901319
19891723
19881517
1987810
198688
19851617
19842122
19831618
19821415
19811822
19802125
19791111

Map of recent crashes in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith

The 24 most recent collisions in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith happened between 3 October 2012 and 6 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith

The A4233 has the most collisions in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith, 129 of 393 (33%), followed by the B4277 (114).

Collisions in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4233129174114
2ndB4277114133314
3rdB4512101202
4thA42234400

Council area for Tylorstown and Pontygwaith

Tylorstown and Pontygwaith is in Rhondda Cynon Taf, where police recorded 26,648 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Tylorstown and Pontygwaith accounts for 1.5% of them.

Postcode district for Tylorstown and Pontygwaith

Of the 393 collisions in Tylorstown and Pontygwaith, 391 (99%) were in the CF43 postcode district.