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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2012, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2011 (84), and casualties rose from 120.

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

Collisions in 2012
100
Up 19% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
146
Up 22% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2012

1% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1111%
  • Slight8888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious117.5%
  • Slight13492%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 100, up 19% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday18 (18%)
  • Saturday11 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6%)
  • February10 (10%)
  • March11 (11%)
  • April9 (9%)
  • May8 (8%)
  • June7 (7%)
  • July6 (6%)
  • August6 (6%)
  • September14 (14%)
  • October8 (8%)
  • November4 (4%)
  • December11 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (76%)
  • Wet or damp20 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (66%)
  • 40 mph9 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph21 (21%)
  • 70 mph3 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (81%)
  • Roundabout15 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (68%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (16%)
  • 21 to 2519 (13%)
  • 26 to 3530 (21%)
  • 36 to 4515 (10%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 656 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (8.2%)
  • Over 754 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider83 (57%)
  • Passenger42 (29%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (81%)
  • Motorcycle13 (7.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 2012.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2012

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2012, with 18 collisions.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2012

The A465 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2012: 13.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465132100
2ndA4046121700
3rdA46791410
4thA404761000
5thA40486801
6thB42563300
7thB44863601
8thB44712201

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2012

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2012: 33.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2012

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2012: 57.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2012.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years