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Neath Port Talbot road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,777 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025, and 23,389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 290 were fatal and 2,414 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (77), and casualties fell from 95 to 69.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,777
136th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23,389
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
290
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 25% on 2024

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot

1.7% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2901.7%
  • Serious2,41414%
  • Slight14,07384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3161.4%
  • Serious3,00613%
  • Slight20,06786%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. In 2025 there were 58, down 25% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20255869
20247795
202393120
202282107
2021111155
202082106
2019146206
2018164222
2017186271
2016219287
2015216294
2014245333
2013259384
2012263397
2011284424
2010320483
2009310453
2008342501
2007417618
2006441645
2005450661
2004387527
2003425578
2002410616
2001414586
2000424642
1999402582
1998465662
1997418590
1996454690
1995453644
1994462655
1993465630
1992493687
1991488645
1990551753
1989574770
1988475627
1987476643
1986511751
1985469609
1984447576
1983403538
1982472630
1981468617
1980467600
1979539710

When and where crashes happen in Neath Port Talbot

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,258 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,427 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,371 (14%)
  • Thursday2,366 (14%)
  • Friday2,882 (17%)
  • Saturday2,557 (15%)
  • Sunday1,916 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59722 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59302 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,664 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,226 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,047 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,400 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,731 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,685 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,346 (8%)
  • February1,176 (7%)
  • March1,359 (8.1%)
  • April1,394 (8.3%)
  • May1,442 (8.6%)
  • June1,384 (8.2%)
  • July1,419 (8.5%)
  • August1,422 (8.5%)
  • September1,374 (8.2%)
  • October1,432 (8.5%)
  • November1,607 (9.6%)
  • December1,422 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,983 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,498 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting717 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit293 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown230 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,705 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,389 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds482 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds284 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds55 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist53 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.1%)
  • Other205 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded587 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,188 (67%)
  • Wet or damp5,083 (30%)
  • Frost or ice328 (2%)
  • Snow61 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep57 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph143 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph11,329 (68%)
  • 40 mph602 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph431 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph1,874 (11%)
  • 70 mph2,394 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,517 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway2,856 (17%)
  • Roundabout1,533 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road606 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded265 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,640 (63%)
  • Pedestrian3,285 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist2,323 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist1,247 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant829 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant538 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)223 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant143 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant79 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant78 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5667 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 101,120 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 151,448 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 204,399 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,072 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,252 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,941 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,333 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,525 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75992 (4.2%)
  • Over 75624 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,977 (55%)
  • Passenger7,127 (30%)
  • Pedestrian3,285 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,628 (76%)
  • Motorcycle2,341 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,251 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,155 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes905 (3%)
  • Bus or coach811 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car262 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle193 (0.6%)
  • Minibus107 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Neath Port Talbot

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Neath Port Talbot ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had the 136th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
136th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
213thDover16,82322,5093153,270
214thGwynedd16,81925,7254293,832
215thRugby16,80322,8324094,129
216thNeath Port Talbot (this area)16,77723,3892902,414
217thWest Lancashire16,77424,9743333,620
218thTorbay16,75120,7291392,827
219thCaerphilly16,71823,0293123,148

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot, with 592 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025: 1,859, including 29 fatal and 261 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4741,8592,59829261
2ndA481,6422,25421242
3rdA4651,1981,91544170
4thM41,1431,87020100
5thA41095158512395
6thB4434504692690
7thA41074877361485
8thA4067479694697
9thA4230429567859
10thB4286413584965
11thA483336544960
12thB4287317510567
13thB4290247331446
14thB4242163249637
15thB4282119189320
16thB4603113151414
17thA424187117512
18thA40697392419
19thB42835075213
20thA40684867212

Towns in Neath Port Talbot

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025: 3,457.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025: 4,139.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot

Of the latest 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

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