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Torfaen road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 1999, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (209), and casualties rose from 291.

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

Collisions in 1999
221
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
315
Up 8% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Torfaen in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight19186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight27487%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 221, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February11 (5%)
  • March13 (5.9%)
  • April20 (9%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June14 (6.3%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August28 (13%)
  • September16 (7.2%)
  • October15 (6.8%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December16 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (60%)
  • Wet or damp84 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (61%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph24 (11%)
  • 70 mph35 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (68%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3583 (26%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (10%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.8%)
  • Over 753 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (60%)
  • Passenger91 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Torfaen

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torfaen ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1999.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 1999

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 1999: 33, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042334203
2ndA472162601
3rdA4051131901
4thA4043121802
5thB424681803
6thB42363501
7thB42483601

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 1999

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 1999: 88.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 1999

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 1999: 111.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 1999, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years