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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2001, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2000 (173), and casualties rose from 242.

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

Collisions in 2001
181
Up 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
261
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2001

None of the collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2001 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2313%
  • Slight15887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2610%
  • Slight23590%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 181, up 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday24 (13%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.6%)
  • February13 (7.2%)
  • March9 (5%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May11 (6.1%)
  • June16 (8.8%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September15 (8.3%)
  • October17 (9.4%)
  • November13 (7.2%)
  • December15 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (68%)
  • Wet or damp46 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (72%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph41 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (70%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (19%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3554 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5515 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (56%)
  • Passenger79 (30%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3%)
  • Motorcycle10 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blaenau Gwent ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2001.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 3 other areas
Serious collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2001

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2001, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2001

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2001: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046243004
2ndA465213501
3rdA467193101
4thA4047162301
5thB44714900
6thB44864801
7thB42563900
8thA40482301
9thB42482300
10thB44782200

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2001

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2001: 45.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2001

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2001: 92.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years