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Blaenau Gwent road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 65 road traffic collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2025, and 77 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2024 (53), and casualties rose from 68.

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

Collisions in 2025
65
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
77
Up 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Blaenau Gwent in 2025

3.1% of collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Blaenau Gwent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.1%
  • Serious2132%
  • Slight4265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.6%
  • Serious2330%
  • Slight5268%

Blaenau Gwent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blaenau Gwent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 234 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 65, up 23% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 65
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday10 (15%)
  • Wednesday9 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (20%)
  • Friday11 (17%)
  • Saturday10 (15%)
  • Sunday6 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (9.2%)
  • February4 (6.2%)
  • March3 (4.6%)
  • April8 (12%)
  • May8 (12%)
  • June5 (7.7%)
  • July7 (11%)
  • August5 (7.7%)
  • September2 (3.1%)
  • October4 (6.2%)
  • November8 (12%)
  • December5 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight45 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry46 (71%)
  • Wet or damp16 (25%)
  • Snow2 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (60%)
  • 30 mph12 (18%)
  • 40 mph5 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant39 (51%)
  • Pedestrian13 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (14%)
  • Van occupant4 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist3 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (3.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 155 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 206 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 252 (2.6%)
  • 26 to 3522 (29%)
  • 36 to 4515 (19%)
  • 46 to 559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (17%)
  • 66 to 754 (5.2%)
  • Over 751 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider56 (73%)
  • Pedestrian13 (17%)
  • Passenger8 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car74 (71%)
  • Motorcycle13 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blaenau Gwent in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blaenau Gwent had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2025.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2025

Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4AH area and Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, NP22 3JE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Blaenau Gwent in 2025, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Blaenau Gwent with the most crashes in 2025

The A467 had the most collisions in Blaenau Gwent in 2025: 7, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blaenau Gwent, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46771102
2ndA40476701
3rdA40463402
4thA4652201
5thB44712201
6thB45602202
7thA40481100
8thB42481100
9thB42561201
10thB44781100
11thB44851100
12thB45261100

Towns in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2025

Ebbw Vale had the most collisions of any town in Blaenau Gwent in 2025: 13.

Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent: crashes in 2025

NP23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blaenau Gwent in 2025: 33.

Latest crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Blaenau Gwent in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2025.

Severity

Blaenau Gwent road accidents in other years