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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2021, and 94 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2020 (54), and casualties rose from 77.

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

Collisions in 2021
70
Up 30% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
94
Up 22% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2021

1.4% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2021 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious2637%
  • Slight4361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious3638%
  • Slight5761%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 70, up 30% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 70
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (14%)
  • Tuesday14 (20%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday8 (11%)
  • Friday10 (14%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday11 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8.6%)
  • February6 (8.6%)
  • March8 (11%)
  • April4 (5.7%)
  • May2 (2.9%)
  • June3 (4.3%)
  • July10 (14%)
  • August4 (5.7%)
  • September6 (8.6%)
  • October5 (7.1%)
  • November9 (13%)
  • December7 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight47 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds57 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (67%)
  • Wet or damp20 (29%)
  • Snow2 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph46 (66%)
  • 40 mph12 (17%)
  • 60 mph9 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (81%)
  • Roundabout7 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (7.1%)
  • 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 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (64%)
  • Pedestrian13 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (13%)
  • Cyclist6 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (7.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 206 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 2511 (12%)
  • 26 to 3527 (29%)
  • 36 to 4513 (14%)
  • 46 to 5513 (14%)
  • 56 to 654 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 751 (1.1%)
  • Over 752 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider60 (64%)
  • Passenger21 (22%)
  • Pedestrian13 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car98 (80%)
  • Motorcycle12 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2021.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2021

Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 5UN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2021, with 9 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2021

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2021: 10, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA467102105
2ndA404681304
3rdA40474602
4thA40484502
5thA4654502
6thB42561101
7thB45601100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2021

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2021: 16.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2021

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2021: 32.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2021, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years