Margam and Tai-bach, Neath Port Talbot, SA13 2NY area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Margam and Tai-bach, Neath Port Talbot, SA13 2NY area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 64 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Margam and Tai-bach ward, Neath Port Talbot, from 2001 to 2025, with 90 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 15 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 64; 11,589th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 90; 1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions: 4; 4 people killed
Collisions in 2025: 2; 1 in 2024

Crash severity at the SA13 2NY hotspot

19 of the 64 collisions here (30%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal46.3%
Serious1523%
Slight4570%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 4
Seriously injured: 18
Slightly injured: 68
All casualties: 90

Accidents by year at the SA13 2NY hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2006, against an average of 2.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the SA13 2NY hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 2
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	2	2
2024	1	1
2023	1	1
2022	2	2
2021	1	2
2020	0	0
2019	2	3
2018	3	5
2017	3	4
2016	2	2
2015	6	6
2014	4	7
2013	2	3
2012	1	1
2011	0	0
2010	2	3
2009	6	10
2008	4	5
2007	1	1
2006	8	12
2005	2	2
2004	4	8
2003	1	1
2002	4	6
2001	2	3

Map of crashes at the SA13 2NY hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SA13 2NY.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Margam and Tai-bach, Neath Port Talbot, SA13 2NY area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Fatal
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the SA13 2NY hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Margam and Tai-bach
Council area: Neath Port Talbot
Nearest postcode to the centre: SA13 2NY
Postcode district: SA13
Centre (latitude, longitude): 51.55388, -3.73133
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 23 of 25
Latest collision: 15 October 2025
Rank by collisions: 11,589th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the SA13 2NY hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the M4, with 31 of 64, followed by the A48 with 19.

Collisions at the SA13 2NY hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	M4	31	44	1	7
2nd	A48	19	27	2	5
3rd	B4283	7	9	1	2
4th	B4286	2	3	0	0
5th	A4241	1	1	0	0

Accident hotspots near SA13 2NY

5 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Margam and Tai-bach, Neath Port Talbot, SA13 2NW area, 1.4 km away, with 129 collisions.

All 64 crashes at the SA13 2NY hotspot

Newest first, from 5 May 2001 to 15 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Serious15 Oct 2025, 16:21
Ducati Streetfighter crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 15 Oct 2025, 16:21
- Ducati Streetfighter and Fiat Doblo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500684
Serious20 Jul 2025, 14:20
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 20 Jul 2025, 14:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025622500500
Slight6 Jul 2024, 23:47
Car crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 6 Jul 2024, 23:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024622400476
Fatal14 Oct 2023, 11:17
Ford Transit Custom crash on the B4283 in Neath Port Talbot, 14 Oct 2023, 11:17
- Ford Transit Custom and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023622300920
Slight11 Dec 2022, 04:53
BMW 1 Series crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 11 Dec 2022, 04:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200970
Serious10 Jan 2022, 22:12
BMW 1 Series crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 10 Jan 2022, 22:12
- BMW 1 Series and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022622200071
Slight26 Mar 2021, 07:14
Ford Transit crash on the B4286 in Neath Port Talbot, 26 Mar 2021, 07:14
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021622100205
Slight29 Aug 2019, 15:02
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 29 Aug 2019, 15:02
- Vauxhall Astra and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019621901138
Slight6 Apr 2019, 14:00
Mazda 3 crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 6 Apr 2019, 14:00
- Mazda 3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019621900457
Slight7 Dec 2018, 10:47
Nissan Qashqai crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 7 Dec 2018, 10:47
- Nissan Qashqai, Ford Focus and Suzuki SX4
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018621801621
Slight19 Oct 2018, 15:13
Ford Kuga crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 19 Oct 2018, 15:13
- Ford Kuga and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621801349
Slight20 Jan 2018, 17:23
Peugeot Kisbee crash on the B4286 in Neath Port Talbot, 20 Jan 2018, 17:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018621800092
Serious5 Jul 2017, 02:10
Citroen C3 crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 5 Jul 2017, 02:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2017621701020
Slight27 Feb 2017, 17:29
Citroen Xsara crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 27 Feb 2017, 17:29
- Citroen Xsara and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017621700352
Slight22 Feb 2017, 17:16
Hyundai i20 crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 22 Feb 2017, 17:16
- Hyundai i20 and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017621700326
Slight6 Aug 2016, 17:53
Audi A4 crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 6 Aug 2016, 17:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016621601285
Serious18 Jul 2016, 11:08
Car crash on the B4283 in Bridgend, 18 Jul 2016, 11:08
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016621601194
Slight24 Oct 2015, 08:28
Car crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 24 Oct 2015, 08:28
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015621501819
Slight19 Oct 2015, 08:17
Car crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 19 Oct 2015, 08:17
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015621501794
Slight10 Oct 2015, 22:56
Motorcycle crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 10 Oct 2015, 22:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015621501760
Slight10 Sep 2015, 00:19
Car crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 10 Sep 2015, 00:19
- A car and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015621501529
Slight21 Jul 2015, 17:37
Car crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 21 Jul 2015, 17:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015621501217
Slight16 Jan 2015, 06:29
Car crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 16 Jan 2015, 06:29
- 2 cars and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015621500106
Serious3 Oct 2014, 20:07
Peugeot 206 crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 3 Oct 2014, 20:07
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2014621401791
Slight21 Sep 2014, 12:29
Ford Galaxy crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 21 Sep 2014, 12:29
- Ford Galaxy and Citroen DS3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014621401787
Serious18 Sep 2014, 19:38
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot, 18 Sep 2014, 19:38
- BMW 5 Series and Suzuki
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014621401736
Serious6 Feb 2014, 22:28
Kia Rio crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 6 Feb 2014, 22:28
- Kia Rio and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014621400702
Serious27 Jul 2013, 12:22
Toyota Yaris crash on the B4283 in Neath Port Talbot, 27 Jul 2013, 12:22
- Toyota Yaris and Yamaha FZ1
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013621301309
Slight14 May 2013, 12:50
Land Rover Defender crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 14 May 2013, 12:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013621300827
Serious20 Jul 2012, 12:39
Motorcycle crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 20 Jul 2012, 12:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012621200779
Slight11 Apr 2010, 13:30
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot, 11 Apr 2010, 13:30
- Honda Civic and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010620199578
Fatal5 Feb 2010, 15:27
Honda CBR1000RR crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 5 Feb 2010, 15:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010620197722
Serious22 Dec 2009, 07:57
Toyota Yaris crash on the M4 in Bridgend, 22 Dec 2009, 07:57
- Toyota Yaris and Volvo V70
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009620196830
Serious12 Dec 2009, 09:45
Peugeot 406 crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 12 Dec 2009, 09:45
- Peugeot 406 and 3 bicycles
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2009620196195
Slight21 Nov 2009, 17:10
Renault Megane crash on the B4283 in Neath Port Talbot, 21 Nov 2009, 17:10
- Renault Megane, Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2009620195725
Slight28 Aug 2009, 09:00
Ford Focus crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 28 Aug 2009, 09:00
- Ford Focus and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2009620193336
Slight24 Apr 2009, 18:20
Rover Metro crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 24 Apr 2009, 18:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009620189440
Fatal19 Feb 2009, 06:48
HGV crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 19 Feb 2009, 06:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009620187113
Slight25 Nov 2008, 09:54
Volkswagen Polo crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 25 Nov 2008, 09:54
- Volkswagen Polo and Honda CBR900RR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008620185498
Slight14 Nov 2008, 11:14
Mazda MX-5 crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 14 Nov 2008, 11:14
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2008620184313
Fatal18 May 2008, 01:00
Ford Fiesta crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 18 May 2008, 01:00
- Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, 2 cars and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008620179322
Slight21 Jan 2008, 10:02
Iveco crash on an unclassified road in Neath Port Talbot, 21 Jan 2008, 10:02
- Iveco and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008620177365
Slight16 Jul 2007, 08:00
DAF Trucks FTG 85CF crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 16 Jul 2007, 08:00
- DAF Trucks FTG 85CF and Nissan Sunny
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007620170080
Slight10 Nov 2006, 16:24
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 10 Nov 2006, 16:24
- Vauxhall Astra and Peugeot 406
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006620159960
Slight28 Oct 2006, 19:15
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the M4 in Neath Port Talbot, 28 Oct 2006, 19:15
- Volkswagen Caddy, 2 vans, a car and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2006620161375
Slight3 Jun 2006, 08:03
Ford Mondeo crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 3 Jun 2006, 08:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2006620154411
Serious3 Jun 2006, 04:55
Renault Megane crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 3 Jun 2006, 04:55
- 1 vehicle, 4 casualties
Ref 2006620154516
Slight27 May 2006, 05:15
Car crash on the A48 in Neath Port Talbot, 27 May 2006, 05:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2006620154115