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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2003, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (410), and casualties fell from 616.

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

Collisions in 2003
425
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
578
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2003 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious399.2%
  • Slight38089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious437.4%
  • Slight52992%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 425, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday85 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.5%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March29 (6.8%)
  • April33 (7.8%)
  • May36 (8.5%)
  • June27 (6.4%)
  • July35 (8.2%)
  • August30 (7.1%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (71%)
  • Wet or damp115 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph290 (68%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph40 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph76 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (18%)
  • Roundabout62 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (68%)
  • Pedestrian90 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (19%)
  • 36 to 45105 (18%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (56%)
  • Passenger164 (28%)
  • Pedestrian90 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2003.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2003

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2003, with 44 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2003

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2003: 49, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474496906
2ndM4436214
3rdA48375403
4thA465335413
5thA4230172201
6thA4109121613
7thB4286111500
8thA48391602
9thA406781202
10thA410771111
11thB42875900
12thB42905501
13thB42424500
14thA42413500
15thB44343400
16thA40682200
17thB42822510
18thB42832300
19thB46032300
20thA40631100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2003

Neath and Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2003, with 94 each.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2003

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2003: 113.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years