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Torfaen road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1988, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1987 (200), and casualties rose from 255.

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

Collisions in 1988
239
Up 20% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
308
Up 21% on 1987
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1988

0.8% of collisions in Torfaen in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6527%
  • Slight17272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight23476%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 239, up 20% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March20 (8.4%)
  • April16 (6.7%)
  • May13 (5.4%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September22 (9.2%)
  • October22 (9.2%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December18 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (58%)
  • Wet or damp96 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (79%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (85%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (54%)
  • Pedestrian63 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (13%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (5.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (18%)
  • 21 to 2556 (18%)
  • 26 to 3549 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (51%)
  • Passenger87 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (71%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Minibus7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1988.

Collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1988

The A4043 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1988: 36, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4043364406
2ndA4042162005
3rdA472111703
4thA405181206
5thB424681100
6thB42363302
7thB42483410

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1988

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1988: 92.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1988

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1988: 119.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years