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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2005, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2004 (387), and casualties rose from 527.

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

Collisions in 2005
450
Up 16% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
661
Up 25% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2005

0.4% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2005 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious4510%
  • Slight40390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious507.6%
  • Slight60992%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 450, up 16% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (11%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.8%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March37 (8.2%)
  • April39 (8.7%)
  • May44 (9.8%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July31 (6.9%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September32 (7.1%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November40 (8.9%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (8.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (74%)
  • Wet or damp110 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph284 (63%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph47 (10%)
  • 70 mph84 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (21%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (76%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 35105 (16%)
  • 36 to 45125 (19%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (57%)
  • Passenger222 (34%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (83%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had the 167th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2005

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2005, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2005

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2005: 49, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474498103
2ndM4487703
3rdA48323903
4thA465314501
5thA4109143004
6thA4107132614
7thA4230132100
8thA4067101700
9thB443491400
10thB428681100
11thA48371202
12thB424271103
13thB42907901
14thB42876702
15thB46036700
16thA42414400
17thA40693400
18thB42832401
19thA42211100
20thB42801200

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2005

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2005: 97.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2005

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2005: 119.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2005, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years