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Tredegar road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 980 road traffic collisions in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 170 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
980
769th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,227
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
170
185 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tredegar

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious17017%
  • Slight80082%

What the data shows

  • Tredegar had 93 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 162 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Tredegar were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 257 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tredegar, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Tredegar.

Where Tredegar ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
769th
Most casualties
775th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
787th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (13%)
  • Wednesday144 (15%)
  • Thursday154 (16%)
  • Friday143 (15%)
  • Saturday136 (14%)
  • Sunday135 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight685 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway888 (91%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph879 (90%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph55 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds687 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other43 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant617 (50%)
  • Pedestrian332 (27%)
  • Cyclist95 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tredegar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tredegar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tredegar peaked at 40 in 1980; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251115
202477
202366
2022810
20211313
20201216
201955
20181216
20171011
2016922
201556
20141824
20131321
20121013
20111424
20101524
20091720
20082432
20071928
20062734
20052633
20041313
20031621
20023544
20012532
20003343
19992231
19982741
19972129
19962533
19952734
19943446
19932737
19922836
19912224
19902529
19893233
19883032
19873435
19862328
19852427
19842729
19831719
19823644
19812428
19804045
19793234

Map of recent crashes in Tredegar

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tredegar

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tredegar

The 24 most recent collisions in Tredegar happened between 24 January 2023 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tredegar

The A4048 has the most collisions in Tredegar, 190 of 980 (19%), followed by the A4047 (132).

Collisions in Tredegar on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4048190231338
2ndA4047132191219
3rdB42568293013
4thA4653751010

Council areas covering Tredegar

Collisions in Tredegar were recorded in 2 council areas. Blaenau Gwent has 975 of 980 (99%).

Collisions in Tredegar by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlaenau Gwent9751,21210170
2ndCaerphilly51500

Postcode districts in Tredegar

Collisions in Tredegar were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NP22 (973) and NP23 (7).