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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 54 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2020, and 77 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (67), and casualties fell from 95.

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

Collisions in 2020
54
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
77
Down 19% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2020

None of the collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2020 were fatal and 35% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1935%
  • Slight3565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2229%
  • Slight5571%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 54, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 54
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (24%)
  • Tuesday9 (17%)
  • Wednesday3 (5.6%)
  • Thursday6 (11%)
  • Friday9 (17%)
  • Saturday4 (7.4%)
  • Sunday10 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (3.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (30%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (13%)
  • February10 (19%)
  • March3 (5.6%)
  • April1 (1.9%)
  • May1 (1.9%)
  • June2 (3.7%)
  • July4 (7.4%)
  • August5 (9.3%)
  • September7 (13%)
  • October3 (5.6%)
  • November5 (9.3%)
  • December6 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32 (59%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (5.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (3.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry30 (56%)
  • Wet or damp21 (39%)
  • Snow3 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (74%)
  • 40 mph4 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (13%)
  • 70 mph3 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41 (76%)
  • Roundabout6 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (77%)
  • Pedestrian12 (16%)
  • Cyclist3 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (3.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2010 (13%)
  • 21 to 256 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3515 (19%)
  • 36 to 4517 (22%)
  • 46 to 553 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 657 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 756 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44 (57%)
  • Passenger21 (27%)
  • Pedestrian12 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car85 (91%)
  • Motorcycle3 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (3.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2020.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2020

Abertillery and Six Bells, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2020, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2020

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2020: 5, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46751301
2ndA40474602
3rdA4654601
4thA40483402
5thA40462301
6thB42482301
7thB42562301
8thB44851100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2020

Tredegar had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2020: 12.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2020

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2020: 22.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years