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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1990, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (217), and casualties rose from 276.

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

Collisions in 1990
216
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
293
Up 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1990

1.9% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight24584%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 216, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.8%)
  • February15 (6.9%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April15 (6.9%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June18 (8.3%)
  • July21 (9.7%)
  • August14 (6.5%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October14 (6.5%)
  • November18 (8.3%)
  • December16 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (62%)
  • Wet or damp79 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (79%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph37 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (94%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (50%)
  • Pedestrian69 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (6.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (24%)
  • 21 to 2548 (16%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4528 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5516 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (48%)
  • Passenger83 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (71%)
  • Motorcycle40 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1990.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1990

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1990: 32, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046325518
2ndA4047141701
3rdA4048131403
4thA467122114
5thA465112203
6thB447171112
7thB44785800
8thB44864502
9thB42483300
10thB45602200

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1990

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1990: 58.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1990

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1990: 115.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years