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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1998, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1997 (160), and casualties rose from 207.

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

Collisions in 1998
191
Up 19% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
264
Up 28% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1998

1.6% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight16385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight23087%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 191, up 19% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (17%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.9%)
  • February10 (5.2%)
  • March17 (8.9%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June16 (8.4%)
  • July16 (8.4%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September14 (7.3%)
  • October18 (9.4%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December15 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (62%)
  • Wet or damp70 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (80%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (62%)
  • Pedestrian55 (21%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3550 (19%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (46%)
  • Passenger87 (33%)
  • Pedestrian55 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1998.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1998

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1998: 28, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046284305
2ndA4047152500
3rdA467141901
4thA4048101902
5thA46561110
6thB44716701
7thB42483502
8thB44783300
9thB44863501
10thB42562201

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1998

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1998: 46.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1998

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1998: 97.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years