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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 69 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2016, and 107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2015 (64), and casualties rose from 90.

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

Collisions in 2016
69
Up 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
107
Up 19% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2016

1.4% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious1217%
  • Slight5681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1413%
  • Slight9286%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 69, up 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 69
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (19%)
  • Wednesday14 (20%)
  • Thursday7 (10%)
  • Friday12 (17%)
  • Saturday9 (13%)
  • Sunday4 (5.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (14%)
  • February6 (8.7%)
  • March3 (4.3%)
  • April2 (2.9%)
  • May6 (8.7%)
  • June6 (8.7%)
  • July7 (10%)
  • August5 (7.2%)
  • September6 (8.7%)
  • October5 (7.2%)
  • November7 (10%)
  • December6 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight54 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry49 (71%)
  • Wet or damp18 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph56 (81%)
  • 40 mph3 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway55 (80%)
  • Roundabout8 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (70%)
  • Pedestrian19 (18%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.8%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2014 (13%)
  • 21 to 2516 (15%)
  • 26 to 3518 (17%)
  • 36 to 4514 (13%)
  • 46 to 5511 (10%)
  • 56 to 6511 (10%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider58 (54%)
  • Passenger30 (28%)
  • Pedestrian19 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car101 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle4 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 344 of them in 2016.

Collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2016

Abertillery and Six Bells, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1NA area and Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4AH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2016, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2016

The A4047 and A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2016, with 5 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40475901
2ndA46751001
3rdB42564601
4thA43501
5thA4653400
6thA40462200
7thA40492300
8thA404811000
9thA4721100
10thB45111100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2016

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2016: 14.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2016

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2016: 27.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2016.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years