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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1991, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (216), and casualties fell from 293.

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

Collisions in 1991
206
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
268
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1991

1.5% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight17183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight22985%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 206, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday41 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (4.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.3%)
  • February12 (5.8%)
  • March21 (10%)
  • April18 (8.7%)
  • May24 (12%)
  • June20 (9.7%)
  • July17 (8.3%)
  • August19 (9.2%)
  • September16 (7.8%)
  • October10 (4.9%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December11 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (61%)
  • Wet or damp67 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.3%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (79%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (51%)
  • Pedestrian72 (27%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (6.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (19%)
  • 21 to 2539 (15%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 658 (3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (52%)
  • Pedestrian72 (27%)
  • Passenger56 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (75%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1991.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1991

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1991: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046283505
2ndA465162920
3rdA467142902
4thA4047131802
5thA4048101201
6thB44718902
7thB44866702
8thB44784700
9thB42563301
10thA40421100
11thA4721100
12thB42481100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1991

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1991: 46.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1991

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1991: 109.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1991.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years