Skip to main content
CrashStats

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1988, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (188), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1988
185
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
221
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1988

1.1% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4524%
  • Slight13875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight16776%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 185, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 185
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.6%)
  • February19 (10%)
  • March15 (8.1%)
  • April14 (7.6%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July13 (7%)
  • August14 (7.6%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October15 (8.1%)
  • November9 (4.9%)
  • December11 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (62%)
  • Wet or damp67 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (86%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant92 (42%)
  • Pedestrian70 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (14%)
  • Cyclist11 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (6.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2042 (19%)
  • 21 to 2532 (14%)
  • 26 to 3530 (14%)
  • 36 to 4522 (10%)
  • 46 to 5516 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (49%)
  • Pedestrian70 (32%)
  • Passenger43 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (70%)
  • Motorcycle36 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1988.

Collisions
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1988

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1988: 24, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA467242809
2ndA4046202415
3rdA4048151904
4thA4047141704
5thB447191214
6thA46581202
7thB448671001
8thB44783501
9thB42481100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1988

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1988: 42.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1988

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1988: 86.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years