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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1981, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (227), and casualties fell from 282.

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

Collisions in 1981
213
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
272
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1981 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5023%
  • Slight16075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5621%
  • Slight21378%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 213, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (4.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.6%)
  • February11 (5.2%)
  • March20 (9.4%)
  • April14 (6.6%)
  • May17 (8%)
  • June20 (9.4%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August16 (7.5%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October19 (8.9%)
  • November19 (8.9%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (56%)
  • Wet or damp87 (41%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (88%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (92%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (26%)
  • Pedestrian68 (25%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2076 (28%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3535 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5514 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (50%)
  • Passenger69 (25%)
  • Pedestrian68 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (59%)
  • Motorcycle74 (23%)
  • Bus or coach23 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1981.

Collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1981

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1981: 61, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4676170018
2ndA4046213416
3rdA4048181915
4thA4047121503
5thA46561201
6thB42563902
7thB456031010
8thA4722300
9thB44782300
10thB44862201
11thB42481100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1981

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1981: 42.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1981

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1981: 106.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years