Ebbw Vale road traffic accidents
Ebbw Vale recorded 699 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 983 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 99 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 983
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 983
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ebbw Vale
Roads in Ebbw Vale
Postcode districts in Ebbw Vale
Planning applications nearby
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Accidents in Ebbw Vale
Road collision statistics for Ebbw Vale
Collisions recorded
699
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
983
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
99
14.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ebbw Vale
Collisions in Ebbw Vale are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.9% of the total), with 23.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
88% of recorded collisions in Ebbw Vale happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ebbw Vale have produced 983 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.9% 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 75 collisions, Monday 97 collisions, Tuesday 106 collisions, Wednesday 98 collisions, Thursday 103 collisions, Friday 125 collisions, Saturday 95 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 534 collisions, Darkness 165 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 615 collisions, Roundabout 44 collisions, Dual carriageway 18 collisions, One way street 10 collisions, One way street/Slip road 9 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 25 collisions, 30 mph 562 collisions, 40 mph 32 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 68 collisions, 70 mph 11 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 532 collisions, Raining no high winds 90 collisions, Raining + high winds 20 collisions, Other 20 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 542 casualties, Passenger 285 casualties, Pedestrian 156 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ebbw Vale
How many road accidents have there been in Ebbw Vale?
699 collisions have been recorded in Ebbw Vale in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 983 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ebbw Vale were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 99 were serious — 14.6% of all recorded collisions in Ebbw Vale resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ebbw Vale?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Ebbw Vale, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 23.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ebbw Vale happen on?
88% of collisions in Ebbw Vale are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ebbw Vale?
Pedestrians make up 15.9% of the 983 casualties recorded in Ebbw Vale.
Is road safety in Ebbw Vale getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ebbw Vale 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 Ebbw Vale 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 Ebbw Vale cover 1999 to 2025.