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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2021, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 35% on 2020 (82), and casualties rose from 106.

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

Collisions in 2021
111
Up 35% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
155
Up 46% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2021

4.5% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2021 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.5%
  • Serious1514%
  • Slight9182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious1711%
  • Slight13285%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 111, up 35% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 111
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday11 (9.9%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (18%)
  • Sunday18 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9%)
  • February9 (8.1%)
  • March9 (8.1%)
  • April9 (8.1%)
  • May8 (7.2%)
  • June11 (9.9%)
  • July10 (9%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September11 (9.9%)
  • October6 (5.4%)
  • November7 (6.3%)
  • December9 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (70%)
  • Wet or damp32 (29%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph61 (55%)
  • 40 mph10 (9%)
  • 50 mph10 (9%)
  • 60 mph18 (16%)
  • 70 mph9 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (23%)
  • Roundabout17 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (15%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2029 (19%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (12%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (66%)
  • Passenger45 (29%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car149 (73%)
  • Motorcycle22 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2021.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2021

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2021, with 10 collisions.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2021

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2021: 10, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48101102
2ndA424191012
3rdA46581220
4thM481101
5thA4747901
6thA410961101
7thB42866700
8thB428761110
9thB443461100
10thA40675801
11thA42303501
12thA4833300
13thB42423701
14thB46033502
15thA40681101
16thA41071301
17thB42821100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2021

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2021: 21.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2021

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2021: 29.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2021, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2021.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years