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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1997, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1996 (170), and casualties fell from 230.

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

Collisions in 1997
160
Down 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
207
Down 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight13283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight17886%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 160, down 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (18%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.3%)
  • February13 (8.1%)
  • March11 (6.9%)
  • April18 (11%)
  • May9 (5.6%)
  • June9 (5.6%)
  • July11 (6.9%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September13 (8.1%)
  • October22 (14%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December9 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (63%)
  • Wet or damp53 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (72%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph33 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (57%)
  • Pedestrian50 (24%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (9.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (12%)
  • 16 to 2032 (15%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4518 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5511 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.3%)
  • Over 754 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (45%)
  • Passenger63 (30%)
  • Pedestrian50 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1997.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1997

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1997: 25, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046253507
2ndA465151803
3rdA404781100
4thA46771001
5thB44716900
6thB42483300
7thB42563502
8thB44782201
9thA40481200
10thB45601100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1997

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1997: 47.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1997

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1997: 87.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1997.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years