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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2022, and 107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2021 (111), and casualties fell from 155.

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

Collisions in 2022
82
Down 26% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
107
Down 31% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2022

4.9% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44.9%
  • Serious1518%
  • Slight6377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43.7%
  • Serious1716%
  • Slight8680%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 82, down 26% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 82
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (13%)
  • Tuesday9 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (22%)
  • Thursday9 (11%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (17%)
  • Sunday10 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (11%)
  • February9 (11%)
  • March5 (6.1%)
  • April4 (4.9%)
  • May6 (7.3%)
  • June4 (4.9%)
  • July6 (7.3%)
  • August6 (7.3%)
  • September11 (13%)
  • October3 (3.7%)
  • November11 (13%)
  • December8 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight58 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds59 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (61%)
  • Wet or damp30 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph42 (51%)
  • 40 mph6 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (13%)
  • 60 mph6 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (27%)
  • Roundabout6 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (17%)
  • Cyclist10 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2010 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2516 (15%)
  • 26 to 3525 (23%)
  • 36 to 4511 (10%)
  • 46 to 5515 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (16%)
  • 66 to 759 (8.4%)
  • Over 753 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider81 (76%)
  • Passenger22 (21%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car99 (65%)
  • Motorcycle17 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (4.6%)
  • Minibus2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2022.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2022

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2022, with 6 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2022

The A465 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2022: 10, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465101501
2ndM481212
3rdA487902
4thA4745600
5thA4835601
6thB42864420
7thA41073301
8thA42413300
9thB46033402
10thB42422300
11thB42902400
12thB44342210
13thA40671100
14thA41091201

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2022

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2022: 14.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2022

SA10 and SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2022, with 20 each.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2022, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years