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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 48 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2023, and 57 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2022 (60), and casualties fell from 81.

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

Collisions in 2023
48
Down 20% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
57
Down 30% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2023

2.1% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2023 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal12.1%
  • Serious1429%
  • Slight3369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.8%
  • Serious1832%
  • Slight3867%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 48, down 20% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (15%)
  • Tuesday4 (8.3%)
  • Wednesday5 (10%)
  • Thursday7 (15%)
  • Friday10 (21%)
  • Saturday7 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (15%)
  • February3 (6.3%)
  • April7 (15%)
  • May2 (4.2%)
  • June4 (8.3%)
  • July3 (6.3%)
  • August4 (8.3%)
  • September4 (8.3%)
  • October5 (10%)
  • November3 (6.3%)
  • December6 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (8.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry32 (67%)
  • Wet or damp14 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (17%)
  • 30 mph25 (52%)
  • 40 mph4 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (15%)
  • 70 mph3 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant31 (54%)
  • Pedestrian12 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (12%)
  • Cyclist5 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 209 (16%)
  • 21 to 2512 (21%)
  • 26 to 358 (14%)
  • 36 to 458 (14%)
  • 46 to 559 (16%)
  • 56 to 652 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (7%)
  • Over 751 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider36 (63%)
  • Pedestrian12 (21%)
  • Passenger9 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car56 (74%)
  • Motorcycle7 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2023.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2023

Ebbw Vale North, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2023, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2023

The A4046 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2023: 7, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40467903
2ndA4675613
3rdA40473400
4thA4653501
5thA40482200
6thB42562201
7thB44862201
8thB44711100
9thB44781100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2023

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2023: 13.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2023

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2023: 28.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years