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Blaenau Gwent road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,870 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025, and 9,392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 104 were fatal and 1,359 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 65 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (53), and casualties rose from 68 to 77.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
6,870
11th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
9,392
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
104
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
65
Up 23% on 2024

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent

1.5% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1041.5%
  • Serious1,35920%
  • Slight5,40779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1101.2%
  • Serious1,59117%
  • Slight7,69182%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. In 2025 there were 65, up 23% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 65
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20256577
20245368
20234857
20226081
20217094
20205477
20196795
20186989
20176793
201669107
20156490
201499150
2013106165
2012100146
201184120
2010109203
2009114168
2008144240
2007145223
2006167260
2005162246
2004164241
2003134202
2002178255
2001181261
2000173242
1999159232
1998191264
1997160207
1996170230
1995195259
1994168242
1993182246
1992194263
1991206268
1990216293
1989217276
1988185221
1987188221
1986203264
1985200234
1984211251
1983199244
1982206268
1981213272
1980227282
1979234305

When and where crashes happen in Blaenau Gwent

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday914 (13%)
  • Tuesday991 (14%)
  • Wednesday930 (14%)
  • Thursday1,014 (15%)
  • Friday1,161 (17%)
  • Saturday1,041 (15%)
  • Sunday819 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59244 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5983 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59529 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59903 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,321 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,767 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,226 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59797 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January551 (8%)
  • February507 (7.4%)
  • March569 (8.3%)
  • April566 (8.2%)
  • May595 (8.7%)
  • June597 (8.7%)
  • July604 (8.8%)
  • August580 (8.4%)
  • September587 (8.5%)
  • October572 (8.3%)
  • November572 (8.3%)
  • December570 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,932 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,599 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting170 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit85 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown83 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,003 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,069 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds206 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds110 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds74 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist66 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds39 (0.6%)
  • Other229 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded74 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,330 (63%)
  • Wet or damp2,218 (32%)
  • Frost or ice207 (3%)
  • Snow105 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph83 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph5,303 (77%)
  • 40 mph314 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph96 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1,012 (15%)
  • 70 mph60 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,145 (89%)
  • Roundabout328 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road223 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (2%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant5,386 (57%)
  • Pedestrian1,977 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist837 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist475 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant325 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant134 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant72 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant67 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant57 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)52 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5343 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10636 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15745 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 201,892 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,190 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,519 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,067 (11%)
  • 46 to 55736 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65572 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75431 (4.6%)
  • Over 75243 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider4,748 (51%)
  • Passenger2,667 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,977 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car8,521 (76%)
  • Motorcycle909 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle478 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach396 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes373 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes233 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle121 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car115 (1%)
  • Minibus86 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (under 0.1%)
  • Other5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Blaenau Gwent

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blaenau Gwent ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had the 11th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
11th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
338thRedditch7,67610,0331031,349
339thEast Renfrewshire7,61810,0971561,816
340thTorridge7,1699,8751301,441
341stBlaenau Gwent (this area)6,8709,3921041,359
342ndMerthyr Tydfil6,7839,704120926
343rdMelton6,7089,4212631,341
344thRutland5,4848,0292301,150

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent, with 248 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025: 783, including 22 fatal and 189 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4677831,14822189
2ndA40467741,11617158
3rdA4047552759884
4thA4654677771298
5thA4048352494785
6thB4471147210534
7thB4486121174030
8thB4256111155026
9thB4478105135217
10thB42489913518
11thB4560416619
12thA4111811
13thA4727901
14thA40494900
15thB44854500
16thA40773300
17thA4492201
18thA401100
19thA40421100
20thA40431101

Towns in Blaenau Gwent

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025: 1,567.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025: 3,515.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent

Of the latest 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 20 December 2025.

Severity