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Torfaen road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2022, and 97 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2021 (71), and casualties rose from 94.

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

Collisions in 2022
83
Up 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
97
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2022

None of the collisions in Torfaen in 2022 were fatal and 24% were serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2024%
  • Slight6376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2122%
  • Slight7678%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 83, up 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (17%)
  • Tuesday9 (11%)
  • Wednesday12 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (14%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (20%)
  • Sunday8 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (12%)
  • February7 (8.4%)
  • March2 (2.4%)
  • April5 (6%)
  • May7 (8.4%)
  • June5 (6%)
  • July3 (3.6%)
  • August5 (6%)
  • September11 (13%)
  • October9 (11%)
  • November12 (14%)
  • December7 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight55 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry58 (70%)
  • Wet or damp23 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph56 (67%)
  • 40 mph5 (6%)
  • 50 mph6 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63 (65%)
  • Pedestrian12 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (10%)
  • Cyclist7 (7.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (10%)
  • 16 to 2014 (14%)
  • 21 to 2511 (11%)
  • 26 to 3522 (23%)
  • 36 to 4515 (15%)
  • 46 to 557 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6510 (10%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.1%)
  • Over 753 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (71%)
  • Passenger16 (16%)
  • Pedestrian12 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car116 (77%)
  • Motorcycle10 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2022.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2022

Pontnewydd, Torfaen, NP44 1NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2022, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2022

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2022: 11, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042111204
2ndA40437802
3rdB42465601
4thA4724701
5thA40513400
6thB42482200
7thB42361200

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2022

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2022: 31.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2022

NP44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2022: 41.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2022.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years