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Torfaen road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2016, and 145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2015 (78), and casualties rose from 101.

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

Collisions in 2016
104
Up 33% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
145
Up 44% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2016

2.9% of collisions in Torfaen in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious1413%
  • Slight8784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious1611%
  • Slight12687%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 104, up 33% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 104
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday10 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (22%)
  • Friday19 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.6%)
  • February7 (6.7%)
  • March9 (8.7%)
  • April10 (9.6%)
  • May8 (7.7%)
  • June9 (8.7%)
  • July10 (9.6%)
  • August8 (7.7%)
  • September10 (9.6%)
  • October9 (8.7%)
  • November7 (6.7%)
  • December7 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (78%)
  • Wet or damp21 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (58%)
  • 40 mph8 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (16%)
  • 70 mph17 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway63 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (69%)
  • Pedestrian22 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (16%)
  • 21 to 2517 (12%)
  • 26 to 3528 (19%)
  • 36 to 4511 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (9%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider91 (63%)
  • Passenger32 (22%)
  • Pedestrian22 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (82%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torfaen ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2016.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2016

Pontnewydd, Torfaen, NP44 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2016, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2016

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2016: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042172203
2ndA46701
3rdA40433600
4thA40513401
5thB42463510
6thA401101
7thA40481310
8thA4721100
9thA481100
10thB42481210
11thB42931100

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2016

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2016: 36.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2016

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2016: 51.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2016.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years