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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2000, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1999 (159), and casualties rose from 232.

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

Collisions in 2000
173
Up 9% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
242
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2000

None of the collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2000 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight13578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight19982%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 173, up 9% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.9%)
  • February12 (6.9%)
  • March19 (11%)
  • April15 (8.7%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June11 (6.4%)
  • July13 (7.5%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September16 (9.2%)
  • October10 (5.8%)
  • November16 (9.2%)
  • December9 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (65%)
  • Wet or damp56 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (78%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph23 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (91%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (66%)
  • Pedestrian49 (20%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2041 (17%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (49%)
  • Passenger75 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2000.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 7 other areas
Serious collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2000

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2000: 22, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046223708
2ndA4047192901
3rdA467131405
4thA465111502
5thB42565600
6thB42483500
7thB44713601
8thB44783300
9thB44863500
10thB45603401
11thA40481100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2000

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2000: 39.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2000

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2000: 88.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years