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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 69 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2018, and 89 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2017 (67), and casualties fell from 93.

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

Collisions in 2018
69
Up 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
89
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2018

2.9% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.9%
  • Serious1116%
  • Slight5681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.2%
  • Serious1112%
  • Slight7685%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 69, up 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (17%)
  • Tuesday11 (16%)
  • Wednesday12 (17%)
  • Thursday12 (17%)
  • Friday9 (13%)
  • Saturday3 (4.3%)
  • Sunday10 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.8%)
  • February7 (10%)
  • March10 (14%)
  • April4 (5.8%)
  • May3 (4.3%)
  • June7 (10%)
  • July5 (7.2%)
  • August4 (5.8%)
  • September8 (12%)
  • October6 (8.7%)
  • November5 (7.2%)
  • December6 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds48 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (17%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry45 (65%)
  • Wet or damp15 (22%)
  • Snow5 (7.2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (77%)
  • 40 mph7 (10%)
  • 60 mph5 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49 (71%)
  • Roundabout15 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (66%)
  • Pedestrian11 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2014 (16%)
  • 21 to 2510 (11%)
  • 26 to 3515 (17%)
  • 36 to 4513 (15%)
  • 46 to 5512 (13%)
  • 56 to 656 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.2%)
  • Over 752 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider60 (67%)
  • Passenger18 (20%)
  • Pedestrian11 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car94 (79%)
  • Motorcycle8 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2018.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2018

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2018, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2018

The A465 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2018: 7, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46571001
2ndA40475511
3rdA40464401
4thA40484602
5thB42483400
6thB44852300
7thA4671100
8thB42561100
9thB44711300
10thB45601100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2018

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2018: 22.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2018

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2018: 46.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years