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Torfaen road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1982, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (251), and casualties rose from 323.

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

Collisions in 1982
280
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
405
Up 25% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1982

3.6% of collisions in Torfaen in 1982 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious6122%
  • Slight20975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal164%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight31979%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 280, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday60 (21%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.1%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March17 (6.1%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May12 (4.3%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September15 (5.4%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (61%)
  • Wet or damp97 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (74%)
  • 40 mph42 (15%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (79%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (14%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20108 (27%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (48%)
  • Passenger141 (35%)
  • Pedestrian70 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (60%)
  • Motorcycle95 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1982.

Collisions
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1982

The A4051 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1982: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4051303705
2ndA4043253915
3rdA4042223115
4thB4246192516
5thA47291301
6thB42364501
7thA4671100
8thB42481410

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1982

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1982: 124.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1982

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1982: 140.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years