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Torfaen road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 74 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2017, and 111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2016 (104), and casualties fell from 145.

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

Collisions in 2017
74
Down 29% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
111
Down 23% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2017

1.4% of collisions in Torfaen in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious912%
  • Slight6486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1312%
  • Slight9787%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 74, down 29% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 74
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (14%)
  • Wednesday12 (16%)
  • Thursday17 (23%)
  • Friday7 (9.5%)
  • Saturday9 (12%)
  • Sunday8 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (12%)
  • February5 (6.8%)
  • March8 (11%)
  • April7 (9.5%)
  • May4 (5.4%)
  • June6 (8.1%)
  • July5 (6.8%)
  • August6 (8.1%)
  • September5 (6.8%)
  • October5 (6.8%)
  • November6 (8.1%)
  • December8 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight59 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry54 (73%)
  • Wet or damp20 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (69%)
  • 40 mph6 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway48 (65%)
  • Roundabout13 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (72%)
  • Pedestrian14 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (15%)
  • 21 to 2515 (14%)
  • 26 to 3524 (22%)
  • 36 to 4512 (11%)
  • 46 to 5514 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 751 (0.9%)
  • Over 759 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (59%)
  • Passenger31 (28%)
  • Pedestrian14 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car105 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle7 (5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torfaen ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2017.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2017

Pontnewydd, Torfaen, NP44 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2017, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2017

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2017: 9, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404291402
2ndA481801
3rdA40433300
4thA4723300
5thA40511100
6thB42461300

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2017

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2017: 29.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2017

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2017: 39.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2017, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years