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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1983, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (206), and casualties fell from 268.

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

Collisions in 1983
199
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
244
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4523%
  • Slight14975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious5121%
  • Slight18877%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 199, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (10%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday42 (21%)
  • Sunday19 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February15 (7.5%)
  • March14 (7%)
  • April18 (9%)
  • May25 (13%)
  • June15 (7.5%)
  • July10 (5%)
  • August24 (12%)
  • September12 (6%)
  • October11 (5.5%)
  • November14 (7%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (60%)
  • Wet or damp74 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (86%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (91%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (34%)
  • Pedestrian73 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (17%)
  • Cyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (10%)
  • 16 to 2064 (26%)
  • 21 to 2529 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (13%)
  • 36 to 4517 (7%)
  • 46 to 557 (2.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (45%)
  • Pedestrian73 (30%)
  • Passenger62 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (58%)
  • Motorcycle44 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1983.

Collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1983

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1983: 33, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA467334437
2ndA4046252905
3rdA4047131402
4thA4048101001
5thB44717703
6thA46561205
7thB44785500
8thB44865702
9thB42484500
10thB42563301
11thA4721100
12thA4951401
13thB45601100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1983

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1983: 50.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1983

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1983: 109.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years