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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2019, and 206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2018 (164), and casualties fell from 222.

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

Collisions in 2019
146
Down 11% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
206
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2019

4.1% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2019 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.1%
  • Serious1611%
  • Slight12485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious199.2%
  • Slight18188%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 146, down 11% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 146
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (8.9%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.5%)
  • February13 (8.9%)
  • March13 (8.9%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May13 (8.9%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July8 (5.5%)
  • August11 (7.5%)
  • September14 (9.6%)
  • October5 (3.4%)
  • November19 (13%)
  • December9 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (71%)
  • Wet or damp41 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph81 (55%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph10 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph26 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (36%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (69%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (11%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3539 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (18%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.8%)
  • Over 7512 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (60%)
  • Passenger57 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2019.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2019

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2019, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2019

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2019: 19, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4193813
2ndA465162320
3rdA474142011
4thA48141801
5thA424181422
6thB428671000
7thA41096801
8thA4836801
9thA41074402
10thA42304701
11thA40673500
12thB42423400
13thB44343301
14thA40691101
15thB42871100
16thB42901100
17thB46031100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2019

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2019: 29.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2019

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2019: 39.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2019, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years