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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 58 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2025, and 69 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2024 (77), and casualties fell from 95.

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

Collisions in 2025
58
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
69
Down 27% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 2025

1.7% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2025 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.7%
  • Serious2136%
  • Slight3662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious2130%
  • Slight4768%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 58, down 25% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (14%)
  • Tuesday8 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (22%)
  • Thursday7 (12%)
  • Friday9 (16%)
  • Saturday6 (10%)
  • Sunday7 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (6.9%)
  • February2 (3.4%)
  • March9 (16%)
  • April4 (6.9%)
  • May5 (8.6%)
  • June5 (8.6%)
  • July7 (12%)
  • August6 (10%)
  • September7 (12%)
  • October4 (6.9%)
  • November3 (5.2%)
  • December2 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight44 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds50 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Other1 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry41 (71%)
  • Wet or damp14 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (34%)
  • 30 mph6 (10%)
  • 40 mph14 (24%)
  • 50 mph4 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway40 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (24%)
  • Roundabout3 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (14%)
  • Cyclist3 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 209 (13%)
  • 21 to 256 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3512 (17%)
  • 36 to 4510 (14%)
  • 46 to 5516 (23%)
  • 56 to 658 (12%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.9%)
  • Over 753 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider50 (72%)
  • Pedestrian10 (14%)
  • Passenger9 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car72 (69%)
  • Motorcycle17 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2025.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2025

Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 6NT area, Coedffranc Central, Neath Port Talbot, SA10 6NJ area and Neath East, Neath Port Talbot, SA11 1NF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Neath Port Talbot in 2025, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 2025

The M4 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 2025: 7, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47704
2ndA41076901
3rdA4746811
4thA486703
5thA4654400
6thA4833401
7thB42903301
8thA41092201
9thA42302301
10thB42872202
11thA40671300
12thA42411100
13thB42421100
14thB42821100
15thB42831101
16thB44341101
17thB45991100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2025

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 2025: 9.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 2025

SA13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 2025: 16.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years