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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2023, and 120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2022 (82), and casualties rose from 107.

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

Collisions in 2023
93
Up 13% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
120
Up 12% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2023

5.4% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2023 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal55.4%
  • Serious1112%
  • Slight7783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.2%
  • Serious1311%
  • Slight10285%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 93, up 13% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 93
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (17%)
  • Tuesday13 (14%)
  • Wednesday7 (7.5%)
  • Thursday11 (12%)
  • Friday13 (14%)
  • Saturday14 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.5%)
  • February5 (5.4%)
  • March6 (6.5%)
  • April8 (8.6%)
  • May8 (8.6%)
  • June5 (5.4%)
  • July8 (8.6%)
  • August4 (4.3%)
  • September11 (12%)
  • October17 (18%)
  • November6 (6.5%)
  • December9 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (74%)
  • Wet or damp24 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (19%)
  • 30 mph33 (35%)
  • 40 mph12 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (11%)
  • 70 mph16 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway62 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (24%)
  • Roundabout6 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (59%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (5%)
  • 16 to 2010 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3525 (21%)
  • 36 to 4514 (12%)
  • 46 to 5518 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.7%)
  • Over 756 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider83 (69%)
  • Passenger23 (19%)
  • Pedestrian14 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car116 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2023.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2023

Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2023, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2023

The A465 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2023: 12, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465121520
2ndA474101002
3rdA486901
4thM461201
5thA40674600
6thA41074501
7thB42864610
8thB42874600
9thA41093600
10thA42302201
11thA42412200
12thB42422201
13thB42832210
14thB44342301
15thB46032301
16thA40691100
17thB42901110

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2023

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2023: 16.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2023

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2023: 24.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2023, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 26 December 2023.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years