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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2008, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2007 (417), and casualties fell from 618.

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

Collisions in 2008
342
Down 18% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
501
Down 19% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight29787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious459%
  • Slight45090%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 342, down 18% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday39 (11%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March29 (8.5%)
  • April25 (7.3%)
  • May22 (6.4%)
  • June25 (7.3%)
  • July27 (7.9%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September21 (6.1%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November31 (9.1%)
  • December28 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded78 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (71%)
  • Wet or damp94 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph217 (63%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph72 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (23%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (72%)
  • Pedestrian51 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2098 (20%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (61%)
  • Passenger144 (29%)
  • Pedestrian51 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (82%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2008.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2008

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2008, with 41 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2008

The A474 and M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2008, with 42 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474426505
2ndM4426810
3rdA465294134
4thA48213314
5thA406761602
6thA41076801
7thA410961000
8thA4835701
9thB42905501
10thA42304601
11thB42423402
12thB42863600
13thB42873701
14thB44343700
15thA42412200
16thB42822201
17thB45992200
18thB42831200

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2008

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2008: 86.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2008

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2008: 96.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2008, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years