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NP4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,155 road traffic collisions in the NP4 postcode district, Torfaen, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 70 were fatal and 891 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1979
4,155
835th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,693
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
70
77 people killed
Serious collisions
891
1,065 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal701.7%
  • Serious89121%
  • Slight3,19477%

What the data shows

  • NP4 had 429 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 559 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in NP4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 854 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP4, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in NP4.

Where NP4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
835th
Most casualties
789th
Most fatal collisions
685th
Most serious collisions
556th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday617 (15%)
  • Tuesday572 (14%)
  • Wednesday577 (14%)
  • Thursday616 (15%)
  • Friday703 (17%)
  • Saturday601 (14%)
  • Sunday469 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,089 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit793 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting168 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown65 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit40 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,267 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway499 (12%)
  • Roundabout318 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph51 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,635 (63%)
  • 40 mph305 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph67 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph537 (13%)
  • 70 mph559 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,126 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds640 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds86 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other148 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,478 (61%)
  • Pedestrian865 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist693 (12%)
  • Cyclist281 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant110 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant102 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP4 peaked at 150 in 1982; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254557
20244655
20233651
20224453
20212946
20203953
20196279
20184870
20173656
20164468
20154357
201478109
20136378
20125267
20115068
20105893
20096383
20084659
20074359
20066382
200569106
200483116
200384109
2002103138
2001103165
2000107139
1999110171
1998114165
1997112160
1996135186
199599165
1994105151
1993112145
1992132173
1991128176
1990139180
1989138192
1988121151
1987122156
1986118169
1985149203
1984120152
1983116137
1982150233
1981130171
1980118148
1979150193

Map of recent crashes in NP4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP4

The 24 most recent collisions in NP4 happened between 19 July and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP4

The A4042 has the most collisions in NP4, 704 of 4,155 (17%), followed by the A4043 (619).

Collisions in NP4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40427041,02819147
2ndA40436198318123
3rdA4724917471185
4thB42463364531080
5thB424868108318
6thA4051365118
7thA451101
8thA483600

Council areas covering NP4

Collisions in NP4 were recorded in 3 council areas. Torfaen has 3,766 of 4,155 (91%).

Collisions in NP4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorfaen3,7665,06356785
2ndMonmouthshire38261814102
3rdCaerphilly51002

Towns in NP4

Collisions in NP4 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Pontypool (1,908) and Abersychan (364).