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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1996, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1995 (195), and casualties fell from 259.

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

Collisions in 1996
170
Down 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
230
Down 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1996

2.4% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1996 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious4024%
  • Slight12674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight18480%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 170, down 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (7.6%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday40 (24%)
  • Saturday31 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (5.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.2%)
  • February8 (4.7%)
  • March16 (9.4%)
  • April13 (7.6%)
  • May14 (8.2%)
  • June15 (8.8%)
  • July13 (7.6%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September14 (8.2%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November16 (9.4%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (58%)
  • Wet or damp62 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (73%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (17%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (62%)
  • Pedestrian53 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2042 (18%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (21%)
  • 36 to 4520 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.7%)
  • Over 756 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (45%)
  • Passenger74 (32%)
  • Pedestrian53 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1996.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1996

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1996: 27, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046273224
2ndA4047152803
3rdA467131707
4thA465111302
5thB447192004
6thA40484811
7thB42484501
8thB42562200
9thA4491101
10thB44781200
11thB44861400

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1996

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1996: 38.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1996

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1996: 90.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1996, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years