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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1979, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 6,870 collisions in Blaenau Gwent.

Collisions in 1979
234
Casualties in 1979
305
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5925%
  • Slight17073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22774%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 234.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (18%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.7%)
  • February16 (6.8%)
  • March20 (8.5%)
  • April14 (6%)
  • May18 (7.7%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July19 (8.1%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September15 (6.4%)
  • October22 (9.4%)
  • November11 (4.7%)
  • December34 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (56%)
  • Wet or damp70 (30%)
  • Frost or ice21 (9%)
  • Snow11 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph196 (84%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph15 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (35%)
  • Pedestrian98 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (17%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2066 (22%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (12%)
  • 46 to 5512 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (43%)
  • Pedestrian98 (32%)
  • Passenger77 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (61%)
  • Motorcycle60 (17%)
  • Bus or coach20 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Blaenau Gwent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaenau Gwent ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1979.

Collisions
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1979

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1979: 49, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4674973214
2ndA4048253209
3rdA4046202714
4thA4047182102
5thA465101212
6thB44784502
7thB44864502
8thB44713300
9thB45603503
10thB42481100
11thB42561100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1979

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1979: 50.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1979

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1979: 121.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years