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Brynmawr road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, from 1979 to 2025, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
511
1,149th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
659
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
69
75 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brynmawr

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight43585%

What the data shows

  • Brynmawr had 49 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 102 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Brynmawr were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Brynmawr are between noon and 3pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 127 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brynmawr, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Brynmawr ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,149th
Most casualties
1,134th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,440th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday103 (20%)
  • Saturday86 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road80 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph479 (94%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant328 (50%)
  • Pedestrian202 (31%)
  • Cyclist46 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brynmawr road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brynmawr, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brynmawr peaked at 20 in 1987; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202468
202356
202255
202147
202033
201958
201888
201746
2016610
201522
201458
20131221
2012815
20111017
20101119
20091116
20081115
20071625
20061619
20051618
20041721
20031419
2002910
20011720
20001318
19991318
19981215
19971010
19961220
19951517
19941117
19931218
19921114
19911116
19901213
1989710
19881517
19872021
19861315
19851314
19841719
19831415
19821212
19811315
19801415
19791720

Map of recent crashes in Brynmawr

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brynmawr

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brynmawr

The 24 most recent collisions in Brynmawr happened between 14 September 2020 and 13 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brynmawr

The A4047 has the most collisions in Brynmawr, 148 of 511 (29%), followed by the B4248 (81).

Collisions in Brynmawr on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4047148203323
2ndB42488110213
3rdA467577809
4thA465101602

Council area for Brynmawr

Brynmawr is in Blaenau Gwent, where police recorded 6,870 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Brynmawr accounts for 7.4% of them.

Postcode district for Brynmawr

All 511 collisions in Brynmawr were in the NP23 postcode district.