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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1989, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1988 (185), and casualties rose from 221.

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

Collisions in 1989
217
Up 17% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
276
Up 25% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight16174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6122%
  • Slight21176%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 217, up 17% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (18%)
  • Tuesday36 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.6%)
  • February16 (7.4%)
  • March23 (11%)
  • April16 (7.4%)
  • May19 (8.8%)
  • June25 (12%)
  • July17 (7.8%)
  • August19 (8.8%)
  • September16 (7.4%)
  • October15 (6.9%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December17 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (59%)
  • Wet or damp81 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (80%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (95%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (48%)
  • Pedestrian69 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (5.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (6.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (21%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3533 (12%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5512 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (46%)
  • Passenger79 (29%)
  • Pedestrian69 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (69%)
  • Motorcycle40 (12%)
  • Bus or coach18 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1989.

Collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1989

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1989: 23, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046232712
2ndA467173115
3rdA4047121403
4thA4048101103
5thA46591813
6thB44786601
7thB44866700
8thB44714410
9thB45604500
10thB42563402
11thB42481200

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1989

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1989: 52.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1989

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1989: 100.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1989, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 19 December 1989.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years