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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2017, and 93 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2016 (69), and casualties fell from 107.

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

Collisions in 2017
67
Down 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
93
Down 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2017

6% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal46%
  • Serious913%
  • Slight5481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal44.3%
  • Serious1516%
  • Slight7480%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 67, down 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 67
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (9%)
  • Tuesday11 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (19%)
  • Thursday10 (15%)
  • Friday8 (12%)
  • Saturday10 (15%)
  • Sunday9 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (9%)
  • February4 (6%)
  • March4 (6%)
  • April5 (7.5%)
  • May5 (7.5%)
  • June1 (1.5%)
  • July11 (16%)
  • August3 (4.5%)
  • September9 (13%)
  • October8 (12%)
  • November7 (10%)
  • December4 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight45 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds51 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (16%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry45 (67%)
  • Wet or damp18 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3%)
  • Snow2 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (78%)
  • 40 mph6 (9%)
  • 60 mph6 (9%)
  • 70 mph3 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway53 (79%)
  • Roundabout6 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (66%)
  • Pedestrian13 (14%)
  • Cyclist6 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (16%)
  • 21 to 2511 (12%)
  • 26 to 3522 (24%)
  • 36 to 4511 (12%)
  • 46 to 5510 (11%)
  • 56 to 655 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.2%)
  • Over 755 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (57%)
  • Passenger27 (29%)
  • Pedestrian13 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car95 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle4 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2017.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2017

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2017, with 7 collisions.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2017

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2017: 8, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4678803
2ndA45910
3rdA40475610
4thA4654810
5thA40462601
6thA40482201
7thB45601300

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2017

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2017: 16.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2017

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2017: 38.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2017.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years