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SA10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,118 road traffic collisions in the SA10 postcode district, Neath Port Talbot, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,014 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 535 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
4,118
848th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,014
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
83
90 people killed
Serious collisions
535
687 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 42% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SA10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal832%
  • Serious53513%
  • Slight3,50085%

What the data shows

  • SA10 had 322 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 64% fewer than the 901 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in SA10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 641 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA10, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in SA10.

Where SA10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
848th
Most casualties
695th
Most fatal collisions
468th
Most serious collisions
1,393rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday593 (14%)
  • Tuesday607 (15%)
  • Wednesday597 (14%)
  • Thursday572 (14%)
  • Friday699 (17%)
  • Saturday581 (14%)
  • Sunday469 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,071 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit664 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting265 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit55 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,330 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway1,079 (26%)
  • Roundabout574 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,031 (49%)
  • 40 mph238 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph116 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph614 (15%)
  • 70 mph1,095 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,076 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds580 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds143 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds77 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other54 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded163 (4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,342 (72%)
  • Pedestrian502 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist465 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist211 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant185 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant181 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)67 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA10 peaked at 132 in 1989; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251718
20242231
20232228
20222236
20212334
20201825
20194062
20183953
20175387
20166694
201575102
201481119
201387133
201271110
201172106
201086137
200990142
200899148
2007120182
2006120177
2005120188
2004109156
2003115161
2002126207
2001113178
2000119196
199990139
1998108159
199792143
1996115188
1995120187
1994105153
1993111156
1992109157
1991122165
1990120165
1989132175
1988106152
1987114147
198693128
198599131
1984104139
198377108
198292127
198197129
198085118
1979102138

Map of recent crashes in SA10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA10

The 24 most recent collisions in SA10 happened between 30 September 2024 and 16 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA10

The A465 has the most collisions in SA10, 683 of 4,118 (17%), followed by the A474 (523).

Collisions in SA10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4656831,0961970
2ndA474523748358
3rdA41094297092274
4thA4230423562860
5thM4316509521
6thB4290238320444
7thA48224320339
8thA483201319329
9thA4221354538
10thB4291233501
11thB4242161904
12thB4434142212
13thB42306800
14thA40673500
15thA41073501
16thB42873702

Council areas covering SA10

Collisions in SA10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Neath Port Talbot has 4,029 of 4,118 (98%).

Collisions in SA10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNeath Port Talbot4,0295,89279511
2ndPowys5980419
3rdSwansea304205

Town in SA10

Of the 4,118 collisions in SA10, 1,461 (35%) were in Neath.