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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1985, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (211), and casualties fell from 251.

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

Collisions in 1985
200
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
234
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1985

1% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight18981%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 200, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 200
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (18%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (8.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6%)
  • February14 (7%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April17 (8.5%)
  • May16 (8%)
  • June17 (8.5%)
  • July17 (8.5%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September17 (8.5%)
  • October23 (12%)
  • November11 (5.5%)
  • December15 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (61%)
  • Wet or damp65 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.5%)
  • Snow6 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (88%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph19 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (34%)
  • Pedestrian75 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (11%)
  • 16 to 2066 (28%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3526 (11%)
  • 36 to 4522 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5511 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (47%)
  • Pedestrian75 (32%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (66%)
  • Motorcycle50 (17%)
  • Bus or coach21 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Blaenau Gwent

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blaenau Gwent ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1985.

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

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1985

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1985: 33, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4673342011
2ndA4046192205
3rdA4047182103
4thA4048151902
5thA46581003
6thB44717701
7thB44783300
8thB42482201
9thB45602201
10thB42561100
11thB44861201

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1985

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1985: 53.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1985

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1985: 108.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years