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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2001, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (424), and casualties fell from 642.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,777 collisions in Neath Port Talbot.

Collisions in 2001
414
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
586
Down 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2001

1.7% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2001 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious399.4%
  • Slight36889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious518.7%
  • Slight52890%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 414, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (18%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February19 (4.6%)
  • March28 (6.8%)
  • April35 (8.5%)
  • May35 (8.5%)
  • June37 (8.9%)
  • July41 (9.9%)
  • August36 (8.7%)
  • September31 (7.5%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (72%)
  • Wet or damp109 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (69%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph43 (10%)
  • 70 mph67 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (20%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (70%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (24%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (59%)
  • Passenger160 (27%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 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.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2001.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2001

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2001, with 52 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2001

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2001: 59, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474599212
2ndM4427324
3rdA48384702
4thA465213403
5thA4109121902
6thB4434121300
7thB4286111802
8thA4107101211
9thA48381002
10thB429081001
11thB46036702
12thA42305900
13thB42425902
14thA40674800
15thB42824400
16thB42874700
17thA40692200
18thA40681100
19thA42411400
20thB42631201

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2001

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2001: 96.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2001

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2001: 107.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years