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SA13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,757 road traffic collisions in the SA13 postcode district, Neath Port Talbot, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 389 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,757
1,409th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,835
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
51 people killed
Serious collisions
389
470 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SA13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.7%
  • Serious38914%
  • Slight2,32284%

What the data shows

  • SA13 had 242 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 512 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SA13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 481 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA13, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in SA13.

Where SA13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,409th
Most casualties
1,369th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
1,785th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday395 (14%)
  • Tuesday408 (15%)
  • Wednesday368 (13%)
  • Thursday405 (15%)
  • Friday492 (18%)
  • Saturday375 (14%)
  • Sunday314 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,931 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit582 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit57 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,922 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway574 (21%)
  • Roundabout158 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded56 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,759 (64%)
  • 40 mph61 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph116 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph394 (14%)
  • 70 mph409 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,048 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds395 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds71 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other45 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded87 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,357 (61%)
  • Pedestrian502 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist461 (12%)
  • Cyclist230 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant115 (3%)
  • Van occupant87 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA13 peaked at 97 in 1989; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251620
20241516
20231116
20221516
20212328
20201521
20193039
20183646
20173443
20164761
20154053
20143351
20135878
20123262
20113962
20105282
20096091
20085472
20076591
200679121
200590129
200473105
20036181
200268105
20015679
200063106
19995279
199884125
199795130
199669106
199589110
199473116
19937096
199270104
199180106
199081104
198997133
19887389
19876273
19866076
198587111
19847697
19837397
19826694
19816890
198085112
197982113

Map of recent crashes in SA13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA13

The 24 most recent collisions in SA13 happened between 11 May 2024 and 29 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA13

The A48 has the most collisions in SA13, 705 of 2,757 (26%), followed by the M4 (449).

Collisions in SA13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4870593010120
2ndM44497331042
3rdA4107355526857
4thB428288146215
5thB4286658627
6thB42835379214
7thA4063426026
8thA4241283726
9thB44344700

Council areas covering SA13

Collisions in SA13 were recorded in 2 council areas. Neath Port Talbot has 2,734 of 2,757 (99%).

Collisions in SA13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNeath Port Talbot2,7343,80046386
2ndBridgend233503

Town in SA13

Of the 2,757 collisions in SA13, 1,260 (46%) were in Port Talbot.