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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2004, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2003 (425), and casualties fell from 578.

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

Collisions in 2004
387
Down 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
527
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
5.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2004

1.6% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2004 were fatal and 5.4% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious215.4%
  • Slight36093%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious234.4%
  • Slight49794%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 387, down 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 in 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday85 (22%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.8%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March24 (6.2%)
  • April33 (8.5%)
  • May36 (9.3%)
  • June37 (9.6%)
  • July23 (5.9%)
  • August32 (8.3%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October33 (8.5%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December24 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (77%)
  • Wet or damp84 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (66%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (11%)
  • 70 mph76 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (24%)
  • Roundabout36 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (75%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2092 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (62%)
  • Passenger142 (27%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (86%)
  • Motorcycle27 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2004.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2004

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2004, with 40 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2004

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2004: 57, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4578901
2ndA474354001
3rdA465283701
4thA48273202
5thA4109132802
6thA4107111610
7thB4286101210
8thB4287101500
9thB443491302
10thA42308900
11thB460371410
12thA40675610
13thA4835901
14thB42424710
15thB42903300
16thA40692400
17thA42412200
18thB42822300
19thB45991101

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2004

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2004: 82.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2004

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2004: 108.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years