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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2018, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (186), and casualties fell from 271.

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

Collisions in 2018
164
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
222
Down 18% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2018

1.8% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2918%
  • Slight13280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight18081%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 164, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 164
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (21%)
  • Thursday15 (9.1%)
  • Friday32 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.8%)
  • February12 (7.3%)
  • March5 (3%)
  • April9 (5.5%)
  • May13 (7.9%)
  • June13 (7.9%)
  • July15 (9.1%)
  • August16 (9.8%)
  • September15 (9.1%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December15 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (70%)
  • Wet or damp48 (29%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph84 (51%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (13%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph25 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (28%)
  • Roundabout24 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (9%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2032 (14%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9%)
  • 26 to 3543 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (71%)
  • Passenger43 (19%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (74%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2018.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2018

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2018, with 12 collisions.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2018

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2018: 21, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48212704
2ndM4192704
3rdA465142100
4thA474141805
5thA42419901
6thA41098912
7thB42868900
8thA41077802
9thA40674703
10thA4834500
11thB44344900
12thB42873500
13thA42302201
14thB42822511
15thB46032400
16thB42421100
17thB42901100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2018

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2018: 35.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2018

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2018: 39.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years