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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1999, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1998 (191), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 1999
159
Down 17% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
232
Down 12% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1999 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3019%
  • Slight12881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19484%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 159, down 17% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday33 (21%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.5%)
  • February10 (6.3%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April12 (7.5%)
  • May12 (7.5%)
  • June11 (6.9%)
  • July15 (9.4%)
  • August15 (9.4%)
  • September14 (8.8%)
  • October13 (8.2%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December10 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (67%)
  • Wet or damp48 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (75%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph32 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (91%)
  • Roundabout8 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (65%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (9.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2045 (19%)
  • 21 to 2511 (4.7%)
  • 26 to 3551 (22%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6%)
  • 66 to 752 (0.9%)
  • Over 757 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (51%)
  • Passenger74 (32%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (84%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1999.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 1999

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 1999: 19, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046192903
2ndA4047132002
3rdA467132001
4thA465122511
5thB448681103
6thA40486800
7thB44786701
8thB44715700
9thB42564601
10thB42482200
11thA4721101
12thB45601100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1999

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 1999: 36.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 1999

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 1999: 90.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 1999, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1999.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years