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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 53 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2024, and 68 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2023 (48), and casualties rose from 57.

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

Collisions in 2024
53
Up 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
68
Up 19% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2024

None of the collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2024 were fatal and 32% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1732%
  • Slight3668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1826%
  • Slight5074%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 53, up 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 53
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (23%)
  • Tuesday7 (13%)
  • Wednesday7 (13%)
  • Thursday8 (15%)
  • Friday7 (13%)
  • Saturday5 (9.4%)
  • Sunday7 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (5.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (5.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (7.5%)
  • February1 (1.9%)
  • March3 (5.7%)
  • April3 (5.7%)
  • May6 (11%)
  • June8 (15%)
  • July4 (7.5%)
  • August4 (7.5%)
  • September5 (9.4%)
  • October1 (1.9%)
  • November5 (9.4%)
  • December9 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight36 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (13%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Other1 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry34 (64%)
  • Wet or damp16 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (45%)
  • 30 mph8 (15%)
  • 40 mph3 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph15 (28%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway48 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (65%)
  • Pedestrian8 (12%)
  • Cyclist5 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 208 (12%)
  • 21 to 255 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3510 (15%)
  • 36 to 4510 (15%)
  • 46 to 557 (10%)
  • 56 to 657 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (12%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44 (65%)
  • Passenger16 (24%)
  • Pedestrian8 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car74 (81%)
  • Motorcycle6 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2024.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2024

Ebbw Vale North, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 6EN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blaenau Gwent in 2024, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2024

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2024: 8, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46781001
2ndA40464801
3rdA40472201
4thA4652201
5thB44712400
6thA40481100
7thB42481100
8thB42561100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2024

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2024: 11.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2024

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2024: 28.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years