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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2002, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (414), and casualties rose from 586.

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

Collisions in 2002
410
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
616
Up 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight35787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6210%
  • Slight54789%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 410, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.6%)
  • February33 (8%)
  • March37 (9%)
  • April37 (9%)
  • May32 (7.8%)
  • June30 (7.3%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August33 (8%)
  • September40 (9.8%)
  • October39 (9.5%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (74%)
  • Wet or damp101 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (68%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph54 (13%)
  • 70 mph69 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (71%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (55%)
  • Passenger205 (33%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (81%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2002.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2002

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2002, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2002

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2002: 50, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474506324
2ndA48405305
3rdM4376713
4thA465264102
5thA4109203617
6thA4230111601
7thB4434111801
8thA4107101301
9thA406781712
10thA48381801
11thB424281102
12thB428681502
13thB429061010
14thB42875801
15thA40682500
16thB42822200
17thB42832200
18thB46032201
19thA40691100
20thB42911100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2002

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2002: 107.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2002

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2002: 125.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years