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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 64 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2015, and 90 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 5 were serious.

Collisions were down 35% on 2014 (99), and casualties fell from 150.

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

Collisions in 2015
64
Down 35% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
90
Down 40% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
5
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2015

None of the collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2015 were fatal and 7.8% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious57.8%
  • Slight5992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious66.7%
  • Slight8493%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 64, down 35% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 64
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (25%)
  • Wednesday10 (16%)
  • Thursday6 (9.4%)
  • Friday9 (14%)
  • Saturday6 (9.4%)
  • Sunday7 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (3.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (14%)
  • February3 (4.7%)
  • March2 (3.1%)
  • April5 (7.8%)
  • May7 (11%)
  • June3 (4.7%)
  • July6 (9.4%)
  • August6 (9.4%)
  • September6 (9.4%)
  • October6 (9.4%)
  • November2 (3.1%)
  • December9 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight51 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds44 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry42 (66%)
  • Wet or damp18 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4.7%)
  • Snow1 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (70%)
  • 40 mph5 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway51 (80%)
  • Roundabout11 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (77%)
  • Pedestrian6 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 208 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2518 (20%)
  • 26 to 3522 (24%)
  • 36 to 456 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 559 (10%)
  • 56 to 6510 (11%)
  • 66 to 757 (7.8%)
  • Over 753 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider62 (69%)
  • Passenger22 (24%)
  • Pedestrian6 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car105 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (7%)
  • Motorcycle5 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 2015.

Collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2015

Abertillery and Six Bells, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1NA area, Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5RG area and Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2015, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2015

The A4047 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2015: 10.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4047101300
2ndA46791302
3rdA4655800
4thA40484601
5thA43400
6thA40462200
7thA40491100
8thA4691300
9thB44711101
10thB44861200

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2015

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2015: 14.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2015

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2015: 31.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years