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Torfaen road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2012, and 123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2011 (84), and casualties rose from 121.

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

Collisions in 2012
90
Up 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
123
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2012

2.2% of collisions in Torfaen in 2012 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.2%
  • Serious77.8%
  • Slight8190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious75.7%
  • Slight11493%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 90, up 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 90
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (17%)
  • Tuesday14 (16%)
  • Wednesday14 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (16%)
  • Friday17 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday3 (3.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.8%)
  • February8 (8.9%)
  • March9 (10%)
  • April10 (11%)
  • May3 (3.3%)
  • June8 (8.9%)
  • July9 (10%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September9 (10%)
  • October5 (5.6%)
  • November8 (8.9%)
  • December5 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (70%)
  • Wet or damp24 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (67%)
  • 40 mph9 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph11 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway61 (68%)
  • Roundabout21 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (8.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (65%)
  • Pedestrian15 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (20%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3527 (22%)
  • 36 to 4524 (20%)
  • 46 to 5511 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 656 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.6%)
  • Over 754 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (62%)
  • Passenger32 (26%)
  • Pedestrian15 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car130 (79%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2012.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2012

Pontypool Fawr, Torfaen, NP4 6HW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2012, with 11 collisions.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2012

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2012: 18, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042182301
2ndA404391103
3rdA405171010
4thA4725710
5thB42464500
6thB42481201

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2012

Pontypool had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2012: 29.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2012

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2012: 49.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years