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Torfaen road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1986, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (260), and casualties fell from 352.

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

Collisions in 1986
248
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
327
Down 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Torfaen in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5522%
  • Slight18976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6420%
  • Slight25879%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 248, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (8.9%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6%)
  • February19 (7.7%)
  • March21 (8.5%)
  • April18 (7.3%)
  • May20 (8.1%)
  • June16 (6.5%)
  • July16 (6.5%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September24 (9.7%)
  • October22 (8.9%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (73%)
  • 40 mph26 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph28 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (82%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (58%)
  • Pedestrian69 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (11%)
  • 16 to 2084 (26%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (10%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.1%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (51%)
  • Passenger90 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Torfaen ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1986.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1986

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1986: 32, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40423247210
2ndA4043303616
3rdA4051141701
4thA472111903
5thB4246111911
6thB42366601
7thB42483500
8thA401100
9thA481100
10thB42541100
11thM41200

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1986

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1986: 82.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1986

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1986: 109.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years