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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1982, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (213), and casualties fell from 272.

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

Collisions in 1982
206
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
268
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1982

0.5% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1982 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight16078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5822%
  • Slight20978%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 206, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (17%)
  • Friday41 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (5.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (3.9%)
  • February18 (8.7%)
  • March12 (5.8%)
  • April18 (8.7%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June19 (9.2%)
  • July17 (8.3%)
  • August15 (7.3%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October20 (9.7%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December18 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (58%)
  • Wet or damp76 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph184 (89%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (85%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (36%)
  • Pedestrian78 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2076 (28%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3526 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4519 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (3%)
  • Over 758 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (41%)
  • Passenger81 (30%)
  • Pedestrian78 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (60%)
  • Motorcycle48 (16%)
  • Bus or coach30 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1982.

Collisions
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
345th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1982

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1982: 44, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA467445418
2ndA4048213405
3rdA4046182307
4thA4047162002
5thA46581400
6thB44785502
7thB44864602
8thB42483300
9thB44712200
10thB45601100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1982

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1982: 49.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1982

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1982: 105.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years