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Torfaen road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 115 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2007, and 159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2006 (144), and casualties fell from 179.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,949 collisions in Torfaen.

Collisions in 2007
115
Down 20% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
159
Down 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2007

2.6% of collisions in Torfaen in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.6%
  • Serious2017%
  • Slight9280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2516%
  • Slight13182%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 115, down 20% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 115
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday13 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (22%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday11 (9.6%)
  • Sunday12 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (10%)
  • February14 (12%)
  • March9 (7.8%)
  • April6 (5.2%)
  • May11 (9.6%)
  • June15 (13%)
  • July11 (9.6%)
  • August8 (7%)
  • September6 (5.2%)
  • October9 (7.8%)
  • November8 (7%)
  • December6 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.5%)
  • Other5 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry82 (71%)
  • Wet or damp31 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph71 (62%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (13%)
  • 70 mph18 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (71%)
  • Roundabout17 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (60%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2031 (19%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3536 (23%)
  • 36 to 4518 (11%)
  • 46 to 5516 (10%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (52%)
  • Passenger57 (36%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car142 (74%)
  • Motorcycle15 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.1%)
  • Minibus3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2007.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2007

Pontnewydd, Torfaen, NP44 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2007, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2007

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2007: 15, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042152002
2ndA4051121802
3rdA4727701
4thA40433401
5thB42363300
6thB424821000
7thB42461200

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2007

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2007: 50.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2007

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2007: 65.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years