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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2006, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2005 (162), and casualties rose from 246.

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

Collisions in 2006
167
Up 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
260
Up 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2515%
  • Slight14084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious259.6%
  • Slight23390%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 167, up 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday30 (18%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (11%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (22%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.6%)
  • February19 (11%)
  • March14 (8.4%)
  • April17 (10%)
  • May10 (6%)
  • June6 (3.6%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August13 (7.8%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October14 (8.4%)
  • November12 (7.2%)
  • December14 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (64%)
  • Wet or damp55 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (74%)
  • 40 mph10 (6%)
  • 60 mph34 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (92%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (77%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (12%)
  • 16 to 2080 (31%)
  • 21 to 2530 (12%)
  • 26 to 3528 (11%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5518 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (51%)
  • Passenger99 (38%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (87%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Motorcycle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blaenau Gwent ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2006.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2006

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2006, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2006

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2006: 31, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046315105
2ndA4047233402
3rdA465133003
4thA4048112502
5thA467101702
6thB42566701
7thB42485600
8thB44713401
9thB44782310
10thA40771100
11thB45601100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2006

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2006: 37.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2006

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2006: 87.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2006, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years