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Torfaen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,949 road traffic collisions in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025, and 10,679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 118 were fatal and 1,642 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 86 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (89), and casualties rose from 101 to 109.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
7,949
15th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
10,679
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
118
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
86
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Torfaen

1.5% of collisions in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1181.5%
  • Serious1,64221%
  • Slight6,18978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1351.3%
  • Serious1,90618%
  • Slight8,63881%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. In 2025 there were 86, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 86
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202586109
202489101
202379109
20228397
20217194
20206181
201983105
201877119
201774111
2016104145
201578101
2014135188
2013116143
201290123
201184121
2010121177
2009125163
2008106138
2007115159
2006144179
2005141201
2004174241
2003170225
2002205286
2001177264
2000188260
1999221315
1998209291
1997210291
1996256343
1995226345
1994206281
1993207275
1992238314
1991233317
1990256324
1989250322
1988239308
1987200255
1986248327
1985260352
1984234299
1983227283
1982280405
1981251323
1980242305
1979280364

When and where crashes happen in Torfaen

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,211 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,047 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,153 (15%)
  • Thursday1,179 (15%)
  • Friday1,325 (17%)
  • Saturday1,202 (15%)
  • Sunday832 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59226 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5975 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59833 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,019 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,463 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,193 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,346 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59794 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January649 (8.2%)
  • February576 (7.2%)
  • March627 (7.9%)
  • April623 (7.8%)
  • May644 (8.1%)
  • June693 (8.7%)
  • July698 (8.8%)
  • August683 (8.6%)
  • September667 (8.4%)
  • October701 (8.8%)
  • November757 (9.5%)
  • December631 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,927 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,639 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting170 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown128 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit85 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,927 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,280 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds182 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds100 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist49 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.2%)
  • Other272 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded74 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,130 (65%)
  • Wet or damp2,566 (32%)
  • Frost or ice165 (2.1%)
  • Snow67 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep13 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph87 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph5,405 (68%)
  • 40 mph783 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph74 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph796 (10%)
  • 70 mph802 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,181 (78%)
  • Roundabout776 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway757 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road194 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Torfaen

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,270 (59%)
  • Pedestrian1,752 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,222 (11%)
  • Cyclist656 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant281 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant176 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant110 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)71 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant54 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5328 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10624 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15804 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 202,154 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,406 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,844 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,281 (12%)
  • 46 to 55928 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65652 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75371 (3.5%)
  • Over 75242 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider5,990 (56%)
  • Passenger2,937 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,752 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car10,143 (75%)
  • Motorcycle1,246 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle667 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes494 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach326 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes297 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car139 (1%)
  • Other vehicle134 (1%)
  • Minibus114 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter9 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Torfaen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Torfaen

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torfaen ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had the 15th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
15th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
334thRibble Valley8,29112,1012342,000
335thAdur8,26910,4141221,549
336thIsle of Anglesey8,05311,7592241,755
337thTorfaen (this area)7,94910,6791181,642
338thRedditch7,67610,0331031,349
339thEast Renfrewshire7,61810,0971561,816
340thTorridge7,1699,8751301,441

Accident hotspots in Torfaen

Pontnewydd, Torfaen, NP44 1NF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen, with 326 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025: 1,002, including 19 fatal and 218 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40421,0021,41219218
2ndA40436268418126
3rdA405155376312113
4thA472424626967
5thB4246325444977
6thB4236111159223
7thB424879131321
8thA4152602
9thA404501
10thA484700
11thA40482410
12thB42932300
13thB45912200
14thM42300
15thA40411100
16thA4651100
17thA4671100
18thA4831100
19thB42391100
20thB42541100

Towns in Torfaen

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025: 3,119.

Postcode districts in Torfaen

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025: 3,923.

Latest crashes in Torfaen

Of the latest 24 crashes in Torfaen, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity