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Torfaen road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1989, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (239), and casualties rose from 308.

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

Collisions in 1989
250
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
322
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1989

None of the collisions in Torfaen in 1989 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6626%
  • Slight18474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7925%
  • Slight24375%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 250, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (10%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.4%)
  • February17 (6.8%)
  • March20 (8%)
  • April24 (9.6%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June18 (7.2%)
  • July21 (8.4%)
  • August29 (12%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October10 (4%)
  • November24 (9.6%)
  • December17 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (70%)
  • Wet or damp65 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (74%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph24 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (85%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (48%)
  • Pedestrian56 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (16%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (10%)
  • 16 to 2076 (24%)
  • 21 to 2561 (19%)
  • 26 to 3543 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.5%)
  • Over 751 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (57%)
  • Passenger83 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (66%)
  • Motorcycle50 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.6%)
  • Minibus6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1989.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 5 other areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1989

The A4043 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1989: 26, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4043263502
2ndA4042172104
3rdA472172702
4thB4246132404
5thA4051111705
6thB42363301
7thB42482301
8thB45911100

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1989

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1989: 98.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1989

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1989: 125.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1989.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years