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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2012, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (284), and casualties fell from 424.

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

Collisions in 2012
263
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
397
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2012

0.8% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2710%
  • Slight23489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious287.1%
  • Slight36792%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 263, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (19%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (12%)
  • February25 (9.5%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April17 (6.5%)
  • May23 (8.7%)
  • June19 (7.2%)
  • July19 (7.2%)
  • August11 (4.2%)
  • September25 (9.5%)
  • October23 (8.7%)
  • November26 (9.9%)
  • December14 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (68%)
  • Wet or damp79 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph155 (59%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (10%)
  • 70 mph40 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (22%)
  • Roundabout31 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (74%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (62%)
  • Passenger113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2012.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2012

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2012, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2012

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2012: 39, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474395403
2ndM4244302
3rdA48173300
4thA465162601
5thB4286132002
6thA4067111702
7thB443491101
8thA410781601
9thA410981202
10thA423071200
11thA4836900
12thB429061103
13thB42874900
14thB46033300
15thA40632200
16thA40682200
17thB42422201
18thB42822300
19thA40691210

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2012

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2012: 58.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2012

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2012: 71.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years