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NP23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,537 road traffic collisions in the NP23 postcode district, Blaenau Gwent, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,888 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 675 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
3,537
1,073rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,888
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
56 people killed
Serious collisions
675
790 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.5%
  • Serious67519%
  • Slight2,80979%

What the data shows

  • NP23 had 326 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 593 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in NP23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 875 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP23, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in NP23.

Where NP23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,073rd
Most casualties
1,034th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,006th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday458 (13%)
  • Tuesday515 (15%)
  • Wednesday463 (13%)
  • Thursday523 (15%)
  • Friday638 (18%)
  • Saturday540 (15%)
  • Sunday400 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,609 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit755 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit51 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,109 (88%)
  • Roundabout214 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road129 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph42 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,762 (78%)
  • 40 mph184 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph70 (2%)
  • 60 mph449 (13%)
  • 70 mph29 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,599 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds524 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds117 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist44 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Other97 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded37 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,865 (59%)
  • Pedestrian982 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist417 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist252 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant159 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant85 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP23 peaked at 122 in 1979; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253340
20242939
20232936
20222740
20213242
20202330
20193857
20184862
20173857
20162946
20153448
20145484
20135590
20125783
20114767
201060110
20095581
200865104
200779127
200687135
200590135
2004103156
200381123
200287119
200192125
200088128
199990134
199897132
199788110
199691121
1995100125
199479123
199394125
199292134
1991109140
1990116159
1989101130
198886108
198787105
198687120
1985109125
1984109135
1983109137
1982105132
1981106141
1980100127
1979122161

Map of recent crashes in NP23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP23

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP23

The 24 most recent collisions in NP23 happened between 2 April and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP23

The A4046 has the most collisions in NP23, 717 of 3,537 (20%), followed by the A4047 (387).

Collisions in NP23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40467171,02314145
2ndA4047387511662
3rdA4653065401168
4thA467203275543
5thB4486120173030
6thB4478104134217
7thB42489813128
8thB45605485111
9thA471210
10thB44854500

Council areas covering NP23

Collisions in NP23 were recorded in 4 council areas. Blaenau Gwent has 3,515 of 3,537 (99%).

Collisions in NP23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlaenau Gwent3,5154,85751672
2ndPowys121601
3rdMonmouthshire6811
4thCaerphilly4711

Towns in NP23

Collisions in NP23 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Ebbw Vale (1,568) and Brynmawr (511).