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Torfaen road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 61 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2020, and 81 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (83), and casualties fell from 105.

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

Collisions in 2020
61
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
81
Down 23% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2020

3.3% of collisions in Torfaen in 2020 were fatal and 46% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.3%
  • Serious2846%
  • Slight3151%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.5%
  • Serious3644%
  • Slight4353%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 61, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 61
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (16%)
  • Tuesday8 (13%)
  • Wednesday8 (13%)
  • Thursday7 (11%)
  • Friday8 (13%)
  • Saturday9 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.9%)
  • February3 (4.9%)
  • March3 (4.9%)
  • April2 (3.3%)
  • May2 (3.3%)
  • June3 (4.9%)
  • July9 (15%)
  • August9 (15%)
  • September10 (16%)
  • October4 (6.6%)
  • November7 (11%)
  • December6 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight48 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (6.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds48 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (16%)
  • Other1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry45 (74%)
  • Wet or damp16 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph29 (48%)
  • 40 mph10 (16%)
  • 50 mph8 (13%)
  • 60 mph7 (11%)
  • 70 mph7 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (21%)
  • Roundabout8 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant52 (64%)
  • Pedestrian11 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (12%)
  • Van occupant5 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2010 (12%)
  • 21 to 256 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3518 (22%)
  • 36 to 4512 (15%)
  • 46 to 5512 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (15%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.5%)
  • Over 752 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider55 (68%)
  • Passenger15 (19%)
  • Pedestrian11 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car88 (79%)
  • Motorcycle10 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2020.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2020

Pontypool Fawr, Torfaen, NP4 6HW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2020, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2020

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2020: 16, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042161909
2ndA40436804
3rdA40513411
4thA4723400
5thB42361300
6thB42481100

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2020

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2020: 18.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2020

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2020: 36.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2020, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years