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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 60 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2022, and 81 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2021 (70), and casualties fell from 94.

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

Collisions in 2022
60
Down 14% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
81
Down 14% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2022

None of the collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2022 were fatal and 27% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1627%
  • Slight4473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2126%
  • Slight6074%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 60, down 14% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 60
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (13%)
  • Tuesday9 (15%)
  • Wednesday5 (8.3%)
  • Thursday6 (10%)
  • Friday11 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (23%)
  • Sunday7 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (13%)
  • February4 (6.7%)
  • March6 (10%)
  • April6 (10%)
  • May6 (10%)
  • June3 (5%)
  • July7 (12%)
  • August2 (3.3%)
  • September3 (5%)
  • October7 (12%)
  • November4 (6.7%)
  • December4 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight40 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds53 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry41 (68%)
  • Wet or damp17 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph47 (78%)
  • 40 mph4 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway44 (73%)
  • Roundabout7 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54 (67%)
  • Pedestrian11 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 209 (11%)
  • 21 to 257 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3518 (22%)
  • 36 to 4511 (14%)
  • 46 to 558 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6510 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider52 (64%)
  • Passenger18 (22%)
  • Pedestrian11 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (12%)
  • Motorcycle9 (8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2022.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2022

Abertillery and Six Bells, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2022, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2022

The A4046 and A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2022, with 8 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404681101
2ndA46781201
3rdA40475701
4thA40483402
5thA4653300
6thB42561100
7thB44781201

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2022

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2022: 10.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2022

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2022: 27.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2022.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years