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Torfaen road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1998, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (210), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1998
209
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
291
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1998

1% of collisions in Torfaen in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight18086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight25788%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 209, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (20%)
  • Sunday19 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.6%)
  • February24 (11%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April18 (8.6%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June20 (9.6%)
  • July13 (6.2%)
  • August14 (6.7%)
  • September17 (8.1%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November19 (9.1%)
  • December10 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other10 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (59%)
  • Wet or damp81 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (71%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 60 mph15 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (70%)
  • Pedestrian46 (16%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (15%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (55%)
  • Passenger86 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (84%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1998.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1998

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1998: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042232803
2ndA4043182713
3rdA4051132101
4thB4246111404
5thA47271500
6thB42484501
7thB42363510

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1998

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1998: 80.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1998

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1998: 104.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years