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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2017, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (219), and casualties fell from 287.

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

Collisions in 2017
186
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
271
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2017

2.7% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious2312%
  • Slight15885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight23486%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 186, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday22 (12%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.4%)
  • February16 (8.6%)
  • March22 (12%)
  • April12 (6.5%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June13 (7%)
  • July11 (5.9%)
  • August17 (9.1%)
  • September13 (7%)
  • October15 (8.1%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December14 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (60%)
  • Wet or damp68 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph113 (61%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (25%)
  • Roundabout13 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7%)
  • Over 7513 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (62%)
  • Passenger81 (30%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2017.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2017

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2017, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2017

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2017: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474253503
2ndM4233503
3rdA465132112
4thA48131500
5thA4109122221
6thB428691511
7thA424181302
8thB42875501
9thA40674900
10thA42304401
11thA4834700
12thB44344800
13thB46034710
14thA41073300
15thB42903601
16thA42211100
17thB42421300

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2017

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2017: 34.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2017

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2017: 53.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years