The Crash Detectives

Synopsis

Series going inside the cordon with Gwent Police's dedicated forensic collision investigators, as they deal with serious incidents on the roads.

First Air Date: 2018-04-16

Last Air Date: 2025-11-26

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 24

Networks: BBC One, BBC One Wales

Series 1 (2018) - (4 Episodes)

Series 2 (2020) - (4 Episodes)

Series 3 (2021) - (4 Episodes)

Series 4 (2023) - (4 Episodes)

Series 5 (2025) - (8 Episodes)

No overview available for this season.

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2018-04-16)

Could CCTV reveal the truth behind a fatal motorbike crash? And after a three-car crash in heavy rain, the team are left stunned by what they discover.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2018-04-23)

A four-car crash and a multi-emergency response - the team must act quickly to piece it together. And after a single-vehicle crash on the M4 on Christmas Day, they are suspicious that there is more to it than meets the eye, and turn to science to get to the truth.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2018-04-30)

When a tractor crashes into a family car on a busy city street, officers search for the truth behind the lies and get more than they bargained for when they reconstruct the events of the night.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2018-05-07)

Following the work of Gwent Police's Collision Investigation Unit, the team are alerted to a serious crash by the latest in-car technology, and turn to 3D laser scanning to help establish the facts of what happened. And after a van crashes into a bus shelter, they must find and interpret the evidence to solve the mystery of why the driver lost control.