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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2007, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2006 (167), and casualties fell from 260.

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

Collisions in 2007
145
Down 13% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
223
Down 14% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2007

4.1% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.1%
  • Serious2215%
  • Slight11781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious2813%
  • Slight18985%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 145, down 13% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday13 (9%)
  • Thursday29 (20%)
  • Friday21 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.3%)
  • February11 (7.6%)
  • March18 (12%)
  • April17 (12%)
  • May13 (9%)
  • June12 (8.3%)
  • July10 (6.9%)
  • August13 (9%)
  • September13 (9%)
  • October9 (6.2%)
  • November11 (7.6%)
  • December6 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (68%)
  • Wet or damp40 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph100 (69%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph35 (24%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (70%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (22%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.8%)
  • Over 759 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (52%)
  • Passenger73 (33%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (83%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Minibus4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2007.

Collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2007

Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2007, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2007

The A4047 and A465 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2007, with 18 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4047182504
2ndA465183314
3rdA4046153114
4thA467111610
5thB424851010
6thB44864600
7thB42563300
8thB44713511
9thA40482200
10thB44781100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2007

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2007: 26.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2007

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2007: 77.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2007.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years