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Torfaen road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2019, and 105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2018 (77), and casualties fell from 119.

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

Collisions in 2019
83
Up 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
105
Down 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2019

3.6% of collisions in Torfaen in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.6%
  • Serious1720%
  • Slight6376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.9%
  • Serious1716%
  • Slight8581%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 83, up 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 83
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (18%)
  • Tuesday9 (11%)
  • Wednesday13 (16%)
  • Thursday9 (11%)
  • Friday14 (17%)
  • Saturday10 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (14%)
  • February6 (7.2%)
  • March5 (6%)
  • April7 (8.4%)
  • May8 (9.6%)
  • June8 (9.6%)
  • July10 (12%)
  • August8 (9.6%)
  • September3 (3.6%)
  • October5 (6%)
  • November4 (4.8%)
  • December7 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight63 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds72 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (78%)
  • Wet or damp17 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (64%)
  • 40 mph6 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph14 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway58 (70%)
  • Roundabout13 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (65%)
  • Pedestrian15 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2013 (12%)
  • 21 to 2510 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3527 (26%)
  • 36 to 456 (5.7%)
  • 46 to 5513 (12%)
  • 56 to 656 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (6.7%)
  • Over 754 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (72%)
  • Pedestrian15 (14%)
  • Passenger14 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car130 (81%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2019.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2019

Pontypool Fawr, Torfaen, NP4 0RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2019, with 12 collisions.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2019

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2019: 15, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042151901
2ndA47271000
3rdA40436602
4thB42465712
5thA40513501
6thB42361100

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2019

Pontypool had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2019: 27.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2019

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2019: 52.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2019.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years