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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1984, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (199), and casualties rose from 244.

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

Collisions in 1984
211
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
251
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1984

0.9% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight16478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5020%
  • Slight19979%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 211, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 211
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (19%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (10%)
  • Sunday31 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February17 (8.1%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April19 (9%)
  • May13 (6.2%)
  • June20 (9.5%)
  • July16 (7.6%)
  • August18 (8.5%)
  • September15 (7.1%)
  • October18 (8.5%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December19 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (64%)
  • Wet or damp65 (31%)
  • Snow6 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (88%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (36%)
  • Pedestrian69 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (12%)
  • 11 to 1527 (11%)
  • 16 to 2058 (23%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4517 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5512 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (45%)
  • Passenger69 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (63%)
  • Motorcycle44 (14%)
  • Bus or coach23 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1984.

Collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1984

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1984: 44, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4674454212
2ndA4046182105
3rdA4048141502
4thA4047131403
5thA465102003
6thB44717703
7thB44786802
8thB44866902
9thB42565700
10thB45603300
11thB42482200

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1984

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1984: 43.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1984

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1984: 109.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years