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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2013, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2012 (100), and casualties rose from 146.

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

Collisions in 2013
106
Up 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
165
Up 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1514%
  • Slight9085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious1710%
  • Slight14789%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 106, up 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (19%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday9 (8.5%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday19 (18%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (25%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (10%)
  • February8 (7.5%)
  • March7 (6.6%)
  • April6 (5.7%)
  • May9 (8.5%)
  • June10 (9.4%)
  • July9 (8.5%)
  • August9 (8.5%)
  • September9 (8.5%)
  • October10 (9.4%)
  • November9 (8.5%)
  • December9 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (4.7%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (60%)
  • Wet or damp36 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph74 (70%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (19%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (82%)
  • Roundabout11 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (73%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2030 (18%)
  • 21 to 2532 (19%)
  • 26 to 3528 (17%)
  • 36 to 4518 (11%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 654 (2.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (60%)
  • Passenger48 (29%)
  • Pedestrian18 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (83%)
  • Motorcycle10 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2013.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2013

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2013, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2013

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2013: 12, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4046122411
2ndA465111501
3rdA467101603
4thA40478901
5thA40483401
6thB44712500
7thA4721200
8thB44861100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2013

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2013: 22.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2013

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2013: 55.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years