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Torfaen road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in Torfaen in 2025, and 109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2024 (89), and casualties rose from 101.

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

Collisions in 2025
86
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
109
Up 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Torfaen in 2025

1.2% of collisions in Torfaen in 2025 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.5% and 21% in Torfaen from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious3338%
  • Slight5260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious3431%
  • Slight7468%

Torfaen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torfaen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 280 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 86, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 86
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (19%)
  • Tuesday14 (16%)
  • Wednesday12 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (19%)
  • Friday14 (16%)
  • Saturday11 (13%)
  • Sunday3 (3.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (5.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (8.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (38%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.5%)
  • February4 (4.7%)
  • March8 (9.3%)
  • April5 (5.8%)
  • May11 (13%)
  • June9 (10%)
  • July11 (13%)
  • August4 (4.7%)
  • September6 (7%)
  • October7 (8.1%)
  • November9 (10%)
  • December9 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (76%)
  • Wet or damp20 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (48%)
  • 30 mph15 (17%)
  • 40 mph10 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torfaen in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (50%)
  • Pedestrian19 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (15%)
  • Cyclist10 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2019 (17%)
  • 21 to 2517 (16%)
  • 26 to 3519 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (16%)
  • 46 to 556 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 656 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.7%)
  • Over 754 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider67 (61%)
  • Passenger23 (21%)
  • Pedestrian19 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car114 (74%)
  • Motorcycle15 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torfaen in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torfaen had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2025.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torfaen in 2025

Pontypool Fawr, Torfaen, NP4 6HW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torfaen in 2025, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Torfaen with the most crashes in 2025

The A4042 had the most collisions in Torfaen in 2025: 12, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torfaen, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4042121604
2ndA40436803
3rdA40515611
4thB42464401
5thA4723701
6thB42362300
7thB42481101

Towns in Torfaen: crashes in 2025

Cwmbrân had the most collisions of any town in Torfaen in 2025: 27.

Postcode districts in Torfaen: crashes in 2025

NP4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torfaen in 2025: 44.

Latest crashes in Torfaen in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Torfaen in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Torfaen road accidents in other years