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B4486 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 collisions on the B4486 from 1979 to 2023, with 177 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B4486 was on 1 June 2023.

Collisions since 1979
123
3,823rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
177
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
30
30 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
1 Jun 2023
Busiest year
1986
9 collisions

Crash severity on the B4486

None of the 123 collisions on the B4486 were fatal, and 24% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3024%
  • Slight9376%

Where the B4486 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,823rd
Most casualties
3,756th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,619th

B4486 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4486 peaked at 9 in 1986, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B4486, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202322
202200
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201512
201412
201311
201236
201100
201026
200912
200822
200746
200600
200522
200435
200311
200211
200148
200035
1999811
199835
199700
199614
199556
199422
1993711
199233
199167
199045
198967
1988710
198733
1986914
198512
198469
198369
198246
198122
198044
197956

When crashes happen on the B4486

Thursday has the most collisions on the B4486 (23), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (31).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (19%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (3.3%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (3.3%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (6.5%)
  • 9am to noon12 (9.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm25 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm31 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm16 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight23 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.5%)
  • February8 (6.5%)
  • March6 (4.9%)
  • April6 (4.9%)
  • May11 (8.9%)
  • June11 (8.9%)
  • July9 (7.3%)
  • August10 (8.1%)
  • September11 (8.9%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November17 (14%)
  • December12 (9.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight81 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4486 crashes

On the B4486, 88% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (88%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (4.9%)
  • Other7 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (52%)
  • Wet or damp54 (44%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (84%)
  • Roundabout17 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4486 crashes

Car occupants make up 59% of the people killed or injured on the B4486, followed by pedestrians (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (59%)
  • Pedestrian37 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist7 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car138 (75%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.8%)
  • Minibus4 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (9%)
  • 16 to 2037 (21%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3529 (16%)
  • 36 to 4517 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5518 (10%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.2%)
  • Over 754 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider90 (51%)
  • Passenger50 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B4486

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B4486

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4486 crashes by council area

Of the 123 collisions on the B4486, 121 were in Blaenau Gwent.

Collisions on the B4486 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlaenau Gwent121174030

B4486 crashes by town

Of the 123 collisions on the B4486, 84 were in the built-up area of Ebbw Vale.

Latest recorded crashes on the B4486

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B4486, from 23 December 2001 to 1 June 2023.

Severity