Skip to main content
CrashStats

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 84 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2011, and 120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2010 (109), and casualties fell from 203.

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

Collisions in 2011
84
Down 23% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
120
Down 41% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2011

None of the collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2011 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1619%
  • Slight6881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1714%
  • Slight10386%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 84, down 23% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 84
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (17%)
  • Thursday12 (14%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday15 (18%)
  • Sunday8 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.3%)
  • February8 (9.5%)
  • March9 (11%)
  • April8 (9.5%)
  • May8 (9.5%)
  • June15 (18%)
  • July7 (8.3%)
  • August6 (7.1%)
  • September3 (3.6%)
  • October4 (4.8%)
  • November4 (4.8%)
  • December5 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (68%)
  • Wet or damp25 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (73%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph19 (23%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway80 (95%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (78%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (5%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2030 (25%)
  • 21 to 2517 (14%)
  • 26 to 3515 (13%)
  • 36 to 4520 (17%)
  • 46 to 5511 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 657 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.3%)
  • Over 753 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (63%)
  • Passenger31 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (86%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2011.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2011

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area and Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4AH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2011, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2011

The A465 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2011: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465131702
2ndA404781401
3rdA404671204
4thA46751000
5thA40482701
6thB42561100
7thB44781100
8thB45601200

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2011

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2011: 21.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2011

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2011: 46.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years