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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2015, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (245), and casualties fell from 333.

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

Collisions in 2015
216
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
294
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24583%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 216, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 216
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (21%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February15 (6.9%)
  • March20 (9.3%)
  • April14 (6.5%)
  • May21 (9.7%)
  • June18 (8.3%)
  • July13 (6%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September16 (7.4%)
  • October16 (7.4%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December11 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (71%)
  • Wet or damp55 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph120 (56%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (10%)
  • 70 mph44 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (26%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (70%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2054 (18%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (68%)
  • Passenger61 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2015.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2015

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2015, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2015

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2015: 33, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4334403
2ndA474253702
3rdA48232903
4thB4286141911
5thA465132202
6thA410991104
7thA423091101
8thA410781303
9thB443471103
10thB42904402
11thA42413600
12thA4832200
13thB42422301
14thA40671201
15thA40691100
16thB42871101
17thB46031300

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2015

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2015: 38.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2015

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years