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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 77 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2024, and 95 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2023 (93), and casualties fell from 120.

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

Collisions in 2024
77
Down 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
95
Down 21% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2024

3.9% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.9%
  • Serious1317%
  • Slight6179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.2%
  • Serious1314%
  • Slight7983%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 77, down 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 77
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (18%)
  • Tuesday7 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday12 (16%)
  • Thursday8 (10%)
  • Friday18 (23%)
  • Saturday13 (17%)
  • Sunday5 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (9.1%)
  • February6 (7.8%)
  • March10 (13%)
  • April5 (6.5%)
  • May8 (10%)
  • June6 (7.8%)
  • July4 (5.2%)
  • August11 (14%)
  • September4 (5.2%)
  • October5 (6.5%)
  • November4 (5.2%)
  • December7 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (65%)
  • Wet or damp27 (35%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (40%)
  • 30 mph15 (19%)
  • 40 mph5 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph16 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway42 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant53 (56%)
  • Pedestrian14 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (13%)
  • Cyclist8 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 206 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 257 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3522 (23%)
  • 36 to 4513 (14%)
  • 46 to 5514 (15%)
  • 56 to 6513 (14%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.3%)
  • Over 756 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider65 (68%)
  • Passenger16 (17%)
  • Pedestrian14 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car104 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle13 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2024.

Collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2024

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Neath Port Talbot in 2024, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2024

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2024: 10, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4101611
2ndA4657801
3rdA4747901
4thA486600
5thA42414401
6thB44344501
7thA41073401
8thB42863300
9thA42302200
10thA40671101
11thA41091100
12thA4831200

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2024

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2024: 14.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2024

SA10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2024: 22.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years