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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2009, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (342), and casualties fell from 501.

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

Collisions in 2009
310
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
453
Down 10% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2009

1.9% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight27087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious419.1%
  • Slight40690%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 310, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (12%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May27 (8.7%)
  • June30 (9.7%)
  • July19 (6.1%)
  • August21 (6.8%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October18 (5.8%)
  • November30 (9.7%)
  • December28 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded64 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (67%)
  • Wet or damp85 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph186 (60%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph72 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (24%)
  • Roundabout37 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (75%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 35103 (23%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (62%)
  • Passenger138 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (82%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2009.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2009

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2009, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2009

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2009: 40, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4406112
2ndA465283804
3rdA474263603
4thA48244204
5thB4286101400
6thA410961310
7thA423061500
8thA40675911
9thB42825700
10thA41074510
11thA4834511
12thB44344400
13thB42873402
14thB42422500
15thA40631200
16thA40691200
17thA42411201
18thB42481100
19thB42831200
20thB42901100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2009

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2009: 63.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2009

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2009: 87.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years