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Torfaen road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2002, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2001 (177), and casualties rose from 264.

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

Collisions in 2002
205
Up 16% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
286
Up 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2002

2% of collisions in Torfaen in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3115%
  • Slight17083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight24686%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 205, up 16% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (21%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.3%)
  • February19 (9.3%)
  • March19 (9.3%)
  • April16 (7.8%)
  • May13 (6.3%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July16 (7.8%)
  • August14 (6.8%)
  • September16 (7.8%)
  • October13 (6.3%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December22 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (62%)
  • Wet or damp73 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (64%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph27 (13%)
  • 70 mph27 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (75%)
  • Roundabout26 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (69%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2044 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (60%)
  • Passenger78 (27%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (78%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Torfaen

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torfaen ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2002.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2002

Pontnewydd, Torfaen, NP44 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2002, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2002

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2002: 29, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042293806
2ndA4043151703
3rdA4051152502
4thA472111900
5thB42465502

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2002

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2002: 79.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2002

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2002: 99.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years