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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2019, and 95 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2018 (69), and casualties rose from 89.

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

Collisions in 2019
67
Down 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
95
Up 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2019

4.5% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2019 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.5%
  • Serious2334%
  • Slight4161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.2%
  • Serious2728%
  • Slight6568%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 67, down 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (13%)
  • Tuesday13 (19%)
  • Wednesday8 (12%)
  • Thursday10 (15%)
  • Friday7 (10%)
  • Saturday9 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (7.5%)
  • February4 (6%)
  • March5 (7.5%)
  • April5 (7.5%)
  • May5 (7.5%)
  • June5 (7.5%)
  • July8 (12%)
  • August3 (4.5%)
  • September3 (4.5%)
  • October8 (12%)
  • November11 (16%)
  • December5 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight42 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds51 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry46 (69%)
  • Wet or damp21 (31%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (3%)
  • 30 mph44 (66%)
  • 40 mph6 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (16%)
  • 70 mph3 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway58 (87%)
  • Roundabout5 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (63%)
  • Pedestrian16 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist3 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2011 (12%)
  • 21 to 259 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3528 (29%)
  • 36 to 4511 (12%)
  • 46 to 559 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 659 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.3%)
  • Over 752 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (64%)
  • Passenger18 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car92 (80%)
  • Motorcycle10 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2019.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2019

Ebbw Vale North, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2019, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2019

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2019: 9, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404691514
2ndA46771123
3rdA4655703
4thA40473500
5thA40483301
6thB42482401
7thB42561100
8thB44711101

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2019

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2019: 16.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2019

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2019: 38.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2019, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years