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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2010, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2009 (310), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 2010
320
Up 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
483
Up 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight28088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight42889%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 320, up 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.3%)
  • February25 (7.8%)
  • March26 (8.1%)
  • April30 (9.4%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July30 (9.4%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September22 (6.9%)
  • October21 (6.6%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December30 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded34 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (73%)
  • Wet or damp64 (20%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)
  • Snow9 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph225 (70%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph43 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (18%)
  • Roundabout50 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (72%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2087 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (60%)
  • Passenger147 (30%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (82%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2010.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2010

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2010, with 36 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2010

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2010: 28, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4284802
2ndA465234204
3rdA474234103
4thA48223914
5thB4434121502
6thA410781101
7thA406771101
8thB428671400
9thA41096802
10thA42306701
11thB42425810
12thA4834800
13thB42874500
14thB46033401
15thA40171400
16thA42411101
17thA4641300
18thA4841100
19thB42401100
20thB42821100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2010

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2010: 64.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2010

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2010: 81.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years