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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2006, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (450), and casualties fell from 661.

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

Collisions in 2006
441
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
645
Down 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2006

0.9% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight38086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious6710%
  • Slight57289%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 441, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.6%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March39 (8.8%)
  • April39 (8.8%)
  • May51 (12%)
  • June42 (9.5%)
  • July26 (5.9%)
  • August33 (7.5%)
  • September32 (7.3%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November36 (8.2%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (4.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded80 (18%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (75%)
  • Wet or damp101 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph282 (64%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph37 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph95 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (24%)
  • Roundabout51 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (72%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20110 (17%)
  • 21 to 2596 (15%)
  • 26 to 35107 (17%)
  • 36 to 45103 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (59%)
  • Passenger188 (29%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (82%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had the 167th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2006

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2006, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2006

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2006: 65, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM46511305
2ndA474487216
3rdA48375516
4thA465253501
5thA4107152601
6thB4434122002
7thA4067111403
8thA4230111401
9thA410991411
10thA48371511
11thB42906901
12thB46035602
13thA42414401
14thB42864601
15thB42873300
16thB42822300
17thA40681100
18thA4101200
19thA4561100
20thA4841100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2006

Neath and Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2006, with 89 each.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2006

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2006: 114.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years