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Torfaen road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2015, and 101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 4 were serious.

Collisions were down 42% on 2014 (135), and casualties fell from 188.

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

Collisions in 2015
78
Down 42% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
101
Down 46% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
4
5.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2015

None of the collisions in Torfaen in 2015 were fatal and 5.1% were serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious45.1%
  • Slight7495%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious44%
  • Slight9796%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 78, down 42% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 78
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (12%)
  • Tuesday7 (9%)
  • Wednesday11 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (15%)
  • Friday13 (17%)
  • Saturday14 (18%)
  • Sunday12 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (36%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.1%)
  • February9 (12%)
  • March7 (9%)
  • April8 (10%)
  • May9 (12%)
  • June4 (5.1%)
  • July4 (5.1%)
  • August9 (12%)
  • September4 (5.1%)
  • October6 (7.7%)
  • November9 (12%)
  • December5 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (73%)
  • Wet or damp19 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (60%)
  • 40 mph9 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (12%)
  • 70 mph12 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway49 (63%)
  • Roundabout18 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (69%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (12%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (5%)
  • 11 to 153 (3%)
  • 16 to 2015 (15%)
  • 21 to 2511 (11%)
  • 26 to 3512 (12%)
  • 36 to 4518 (18%)
  • 46 to 5516 (16%)
  • 56 to 656 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 753 (3%)
  • Over 754 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (65%)
  • Passenger22 (22%)
  • Pedestrian13 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car117 (79%)
  • Motorcycle12 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2015.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2015

Pontypool Fawr, Torfaen, NP4 0RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2015, with 8 collisions.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2015

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2015: 20.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042202300
2ndA40435501
3rdA40514400
4thA4724700
5thB42462200
6thB42482300
7thA41100
8thB42361100
9thM41100

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2015

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2015: 28.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2015

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2015: 37.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 15 December 2015.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years