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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1980, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (234), and casualties fell from 305.

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

Collisions in 1980
227
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
282
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1980

1.8% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious5826%
  • Slight16573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6623%
  • Slight21275%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 227, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday15 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.8%)
  • February22 (9.7%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April21 (9.3%)
  • May17 (7.5%)
  • June21 (9.3%)
  • July11 (4.8%)
  • August18 (7.9%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October17 (7.5%)
  • November17 (7.5%)
  • December23 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (66%)
  • Wet or damp70 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (85%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph16 (7%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (89%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (35%)
  • Pedestrian78 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (22%)
  • 21 to 2549 (17%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4519 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (46%)
  • Pedestrian78 (28%)
  • Passenger73 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (58%)
  • Motorcycle57 (17%)
  • Bus or coach29 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Blaenau Gwent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaenau Gwent ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1980.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1980

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1980: 52, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4675267215
2ndA4046263117
3rdA4048212513
4thA465152306
5thA4047131504
6thB42484500
7thB44864402
8thB44712201
9thB44782200
10thB45602601
11thA40551100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1980

Tredegar had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1980: 40.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1980

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1980: 100.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1980.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years