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NP22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,050 road traffic collisions in the NP22 postcode district, Blaenau Gwent, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,802 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 390 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,050
1,737th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,802
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
27 people killed
Serious collisions
390
469 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NP22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal261.3%
  • Serious39019%
  • Slight1,63480%

What the data shows

  • NP22 had 182 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 346 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in NP22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 528 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP22, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in NP22.

Where NP22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,737th
Most casualties
1,733rd
Most fatal collisions
1,970th
Most serious collisions
1,782nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday272 (13%)
  • Tuesday268 (13%)
  • Wednesday287 (14%)
  • Thursday311 (15%)
  • Friday346 (17%)
  • Saturday298 (15%)
  • Sunday268 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,401 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit505 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,825 (89%)
  • Roundabout101 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,518 (74%)
  • 40 mph57 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph395 (19%)
  • 70 mph44 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,453 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds309 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds81 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Other78 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,680 (60%)
  • Pedestrian563 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist150 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP22 peaked at 78 in 1980; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251924
20241416
2023911
20222125
20212632
20202230
20191521
20182329
20171519
20161834
20151822
20143649
20132636
20122637
20112544
20102439
20093653
20085495
20074973
20065294
20055474
20043954
20033759
20025885
20014770
20005882
19995082
19985483
19974776
19964461
19955575
19946085
19935372
19926181
19915767
19905877
19897387
19887187
19877181
19865765
19854557
19845559
19835470
19826288
19815775
19807890
19796777

Map of recent crashes in NP22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP22

The 24 most recent collisions in NP22 happened between 10 August 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP22

The A4048 has the most collisions in NP22, 344 of 2,050 (17%), followed by the A465 (231).

Collisions in NP22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4048344480681
2ndA465231354536
3rdB4257175242236
4thA4047162241222
5thB4256158225033
6thA4696697019

Council areas covering NP22

Collisions in NP22 were recorded in 2 council areas. Blaenau Gwent has 1,447 of 2,050 (71%).

Collisions in NP22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlaenau Gwent1,4471,94216280
2ndCaerphilly60185710110

Towns in NP22

Collisions in NP22 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Tredegar (973) and Rhymney (284).