Abertillery road traffic accidents
Abertillery recorded 250 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 335 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 52
- Casualties
- 335
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 52
- Casualties
- 335
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Abertillery
Postcode districts in Abertillery
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Abertillery
Road collision statistics for Abertillery
Collisions recorded
250
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
335
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
52
21.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Abertillery
Collisions in Abertillery are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.4% of the total), with 29.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
88.4% of recorded collisions in Abertillery happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Abertillery have produced 335 casualties. Pedestrians account for 28.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 29 collisions, Monday 34 collisions, Tuesday 30 collisions, Wednesday 28 collisions, Thursday 38 collisions, Friday 46 collisions, Saturday 45 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 177 collisions, Darkness 73 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 221 collisions, One way street 17 collisions, One way street/Slip road 10 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 221 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 15 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 189 collisions, Raining no high winds 36 collisions, Other 11 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 160 casualties, Passenger 79 casualties, Pedestrian 96 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Abertillery
How many road accidents have there been in Abertillery?
250 collisions have been recorded in Abertillery in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 335 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Abertillery were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 52 were serious — 21.6% of all recorded collisions in Abertillery resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Abertillery?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Abertillery, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 29.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Abertillery happen on?
88.4% of collisions in Abertillery are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Abertillery?
Pedestrians make up 28.7% of the 335 casualties recorded in Abertillery.
Is road safety in Abertillery getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Abertillery rose 25% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Abertillery come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Abertillery cover 1999 to 2025.