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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1986, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (200), and casualties rose from 234.

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

Collisions in 1986
203
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
264
Up 13% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1986

1.5% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight16079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight21481%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 203, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (8.4%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (19%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February15 (7.4%)
  • March15 (7.4%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May16 (7.9%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July19 (9.4%)
  • August10 (4.9%)
  • September11 (5.4%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November20 (9.9%)
  • December27 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (49%)
  • Wet or damp87 (43%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.9%)
  • Snow5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (84%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (87%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (48%)
  • Pedestrian77 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (14%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (11%)
  • 16 to 2078 (30%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3521 (8%)
  • 36 to 4526 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5513 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.1%)
  • Over 759 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (41%)
  • Passenger78 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (29%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (71%)
  • Motorcycle45 (15%)
  • Bus or coach12 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Blaenau Gwent

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How Blaenau Gwent ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1986.

Collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1986

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1986: 26, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046264026
2ndA467243105
3rdA4047152102
4thA4048131515
5thA465131905
6thB448691400
7thB44715601
8thB44784802
9thB42563301
10thB45602400
11thA401100
12thA40771100
13thA4581100
14thB42481101

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1986

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1986: 33.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1986

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1986: 87.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years