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Torfaen road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1994, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1993 (207), and casualties rose from 275.

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

Collisions in 1994
206
Level with 1993
Casualties in 1994
281
Up 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1994

2.9% of collisions in Torfaen in 1994 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious5024%
  • Slight15073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight21175%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 206, level with 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.8%)
  • February17 (8.3%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April17 (8.3%)
  • May14 (6.8%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August16 (7.8%)
  • September16 (7.8%)
  • October17 (8.3%)
  • November19 (9.2%)
  • December20 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (61%)
  • Wet or damp76 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (71%)
  • 40 mph23 (11%)
  • 60 mph15 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (81%)
  • Roundabout19 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (64%)
  • Pedestrian45 (16%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (17%)
  • 21 to 2552 (19%)
  • 26 to 3560 (21%)
  • 36 to 4527 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (56%)
  • Passenger78 (28%)
  • Pedestrian45 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.6%)
  • Minibus9 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1994

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1994 in Torfaen

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torfaen ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1994.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1994

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1994: 25, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042253715
2ndA4043131814
3rdA4051101201
4thA4727801
5thB42365701
6thB424651003

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1994

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1994: 86.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1994

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1994: 106.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1994, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years