Maesteg road traffic accidents
Maesteg recorded 666 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 876 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 81
- Casualties
- 876
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 81
- Casualties
- 876
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Maesteg
Roads in Maesteg
Postcode districts in Maesteg
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Maesteg
Road collision statistics for Maesteg
Collisions recorded
666
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
876
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
81
13.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Maesteg
Collisions in Maesteg are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (15.6% of the total), with 25.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
94.3% of recorded collisions in Maesteg happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Maesteg have produced 876 casualties. Pedestrians account for 23.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 89 collisions, Monday 91 collisions, Tuesday 98 collisions, Wednesday 94 collisions, Thursday 89 collisions, Friday 101 collisions, Saturday 104 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 495 collisions, Darkness 171 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 628 collisions, Dual carriageway 21 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 17 collisions, 30 mph 635 collisions, 40 mph 4 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 8 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 489 collisions, Raining no high winds 105 collisions, Unknown 36 collisions, Raining + high winds 15 collisions, Other 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 445 casualties, Passenger 222 casualties, Pedestrian 209 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Maesteg
How many road accidents have there been in Maesteg?
666 collisions have been recorded in Maesteg in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 876 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Maesteg were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 81 were serious — 13.2% of all recorded collisions in Maesteg resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Maesteg?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Maesteg, accounting for 15.6% of them, and 25.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Maesteg happen on?
94.3% of collisions in Maesteg are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Maesteg?
Pedestrians make up 23.9% of the 876 casualties recorded in Maesteg.
Is road safety in Maesteg getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Maesteg were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Maesteg come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Maesteg cover 1999 to 2025.