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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2014, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2013 (259), and casualties fell from 384.

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

Collisions in 2014
245
Down 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
333
Down 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2014

2.4% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight29187%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 245, down 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday46 (19%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.6%)
  • February28 (11%)
  • March20 (8.2%)
  • April16 (6.5%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June24 (9.8%)
  • July22 (9%)
  • August18 (7.3%)
  • September17 (6.9%)
  • October18 (7.3%)
  • November23 (9.4%)
  • December13 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (68%)
  • Wet or damp74 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph143 (58%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (11%)
  • 70 mph46 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (22%)
  • Roundabout33 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (12%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (66%)
  • Passenger78 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (76%)
  • Motorcycle42 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2014.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2014

Briton Ferry West, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 2JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2014, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2014

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2014: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4315513
2ndA474293503
3rdA465223202
4thA48162404
5thA4230101211
6thA410791101
7thB428691100
8thB42907903
9thA410961400
10thA48361000
11thB42876711
12thB46035500
13thA40674501
14thB44344400
15thA40692200
16thB42422200
17thB42822600
18thA40631110

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2014

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2014: 44.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2014

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2014: 80.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years