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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2002, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (181), and casualties fell from 261.

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

Collisions in 2002
178
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
255
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2002

None of the collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2002 were fatal and 11% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight15889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious228.6%
  • Slight23391%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 178, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.6%)
  • February17 (9.6%)
  • March14 (7.9%)
  • April14 (7.9%)
  • May15 (8.4%)
  • June16 (9%)
  • July9 (5.1%)
  • August15 (8.4%)
  • September10 (5.6%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November23 (13%)
  • December15 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (61%)
  • Wet or damp64 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (74%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph30 (17%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (66%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (18%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (21%)
  • 36 to 4529 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.5%)
  • Over 755 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (53%)
  • Passenger80 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (81%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blaenau Gwent ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2002.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2002

Ebbw Vale North, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2002, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2002

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2002: 21.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046214200
2ndA4047171901
3rdA467152600
4thA465122201
5thA404891103
6thB447161202
7thB42483400
8thB42563300
9thB44782200
10thB44861100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2002

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2002: 41.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2002

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2002: 87.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years