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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2007, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (441), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 2007
417
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
618
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2007

1.7% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight36187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious6210%
  • Slight54889%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 417, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.8%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March33 (7.9%)
  • April38 (9.1%)
  • May34 (8.2%)
  • June32 (7.7%)
  • July40 (9.6%)
  • August33 (7.9%)
  • September35 (8.4%)
  • October26 (6.2%)
  • November39 (9.4%)
  • December36 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (18%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (75%)
  • Wet or damp93 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph232 (56%)
  • 40 mph25 (6%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph103 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (30%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (75%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20100 (16%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 45102 (17%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (62%)
  • Passenger184 (30%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had the 170th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2007

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area and Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2007, with 30 collisions each.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2007

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2007: 70, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47012013
2ndA474435915
3rdA48344622
4thA465264101
5thA483132203
6thA4107111700
7thA4109102113
8thB443491700
9thA423081002
10thA40677903
11thB42426900
12thB42906702
13thA42413600
14thB42863300
15thB42873300
16thB46033300

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2007

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2007: 77.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2007

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2007: 114.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years