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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2003, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2002 (178), and casualties fell from 255.

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

Collisions in 2003
134
Down 25% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
202
Down 21% on 2002
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1713%
  • Slight11687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious199.4%
  • Slight18290%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 134, down 25% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (19%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (20%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (10%)
  • February8 (6%)
  • March8 (6%)
  • April12 (9%)
  • May11 (8.2%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July9 (6.7%)
  • August6 (4.5%)
  • September11 (8.2%)
  • October19 (14%)
  • November9 (6.7%)
  • December11 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (71%)
  • Wet or damp33 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3%)
  • Snow2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (72%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (92%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (74%)
  • Pedestrian32 (16%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (21%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3526 (13%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.5%)
  • Over 755 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (50%)
  • Passenger69 (34%)
  • Pedestrian32 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (85%)
  • Motorcycle7 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2003.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2003

Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2003, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2003

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2003: 19, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046192401
2ndA467142105
3rdA465112803
4thA4047101501
5thB42485900
6thB42564500
7thB44712200
8thB44782200
9thA40481510
10thB44861101

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2003

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2003: 24.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2003

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2003: 81.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2003.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years