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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2016, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (216), and casualties fell from 294.

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

Collisions in 2016
219
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
287
Down 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2016

1.8% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight18886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3010%
  • Slight25388%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 219, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 219
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.6%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March13 (5.9%)
  • April18 (8.2%)
  • May21 (9.6%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July10 (4.6%)
  • August16 (7.3%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October17 (7.8%)
  • November28 (13%)
  • December13 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (70%)
  • Wet or damp64 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph133 (61%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph25 (11%)
  • 70 mph30 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (26%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (13%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2042 (15%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (22%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (66%)
  • Passenger70 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2016.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2016

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2016, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2016

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2016: 26, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48263304
2ndM4233211
3rdA474212703
4thA465152001
5thA4230112001
6thA4241111511
7thB4287101303
8thA41078800
9thA41096600
10thB44346602
11thB428251001
12thB46035501
13thA4834700
14thB42424410
15thB42864500
16thB42904801
17thA40673300
18thA40692301
19thA40631210
20thB42911100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2016

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2016: 43.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2016

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2016: 61.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years