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Torfaen road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1984, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (227), and casualties rose from 283.

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

Collisions in 1984
234
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
299
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1984

1.3% of collisions in Torfaen in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious7432%
  • Slight15767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7926%
  • Slight21773%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 234, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (19%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9%)
  • February13 (5.6%)
  • March10 (4.3%)
  • April21 (9%)
  • May17 (7.3%)
  • June16 (6.8%)
  • July22 (9.4%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September19 (8.1%)
  • October31 (13%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (65%)
  • Wet or damp75 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph171 (73%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (9%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (40%)
  • Pedestrian66 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (21%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2088 (29%)
  • 21 to 2547 (16%)
  • 26 to 3539 (13%)
  • 36 to 4521 (7%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (53%)
  • Passenger76 (25%)
  • Pedestrian66 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (67%)
  • Motorcycle59 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1984.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1984

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1984: 25, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042253518
2ndA4043182407
3rdA4051162413
4thA472111112
5thB4246101102
6thB42361100
7thB42481100

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1984

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1984: 102.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1984

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1984: 120.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years