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Torfaen road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2000, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1999 (221), and casualties fell from 315.

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

Collisions in 2000
188
Down 15% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
260
Down 17% on 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Torfaen in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2212%
  • Slight16588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2710%
  • Slight23289%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 188, down 15% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.5%)
  • February14 (7.4%)
  • March15 (8%)
  • April13 (6.9%)
  • May17 (9%)
  • June16 (8.5%)
  • July17 (9%)
  • August9 (4.8%)
  • September13 (6.9%)
  • October23 (12%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December13 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (56%)
  • Wet or damp77 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (68%)
  • 40 mph18 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (13%)
  • 70 mph18 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (68%)
  • Pedestrian43 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2043 (17%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3552 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (57%)
  • Passenger70 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (82%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2000.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2000

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2000: 20, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042203301
2ndA4051172103
3rdA472172311
4thA404391301
5thB424671002
6thB423651101
7thB42481200

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2000

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2000: 60.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2000

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2000: 97.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2000.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years