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Torfaen road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1981, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (242), and casualties rose from 305.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,949 collisions in Torfaen.

Collisions in 1981
251
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
323
Up 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1981

0.4% of collisions in Torfaen in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7831%
  • Slight17269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8627%
  • Slight23673%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 251, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202586109
202489101
202379109
20228397
20217194
20206181
201983105
201877119
201774111
2016104145
201578101
2014135188
2013116143
201290123
201184121
2010121177
2009125163
2008106138
2007115159
2006144179
2005141201
2004174241
2003170225
2002205286
2001177264
2000188260
1999221315
1998209291
1997210291
1996256343
1995226345
1994206281
1993207275
1992238314
1991233317
1990256324
1989250322
1988239308
1987200255
1986248327
1985260352
1984234299
1983227283
1982280405
1981251323
1980242305
1979280364

When and where crashes happen in Torfaen in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.6%)
  • February17 (6.8%)
  • March22 (8.8%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May30 (12%)
  • June16 (6.4%)
  • July19 (7.6%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September23 (9.2%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November22 (8.8%)
  • December17 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (54%)
  • Wet or damp99 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (72%)
  • 40 mph34 (14%)
  • 60 mph28 (11%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (20%)
  • Pedestrian59 (18%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (30%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5519 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (53%)
  • Passenger94 (29%)
  • Pedestrian59 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (63%)
  • Motorcycle72 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Torfaen

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torfaen ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1981.

Collisions
329th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1981

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1981: 42, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40424262016
2ndA4043273708
3rdA4051233019
4thA472161708
5thB423671202
6thB42466702

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1981

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1981: 109.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1981

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1981: 129.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years