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Glyn-neath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Glyn-neath, Neath Port Talbot, from 1979 to 2025, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 31 October 2023.

Collisions since 1979
203
1,935th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
286
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
32
40 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
31 Oct 2023
Busiest year
1982
11 collisions

Road collision statistics for Glyn-neath

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16883%

What the data shows

  • Glyn-neath had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Glyn-neath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Glyn-neath are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 44 children under 16 were killed or injured in Glyn-neath, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Glyn-neath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,935th
Most casualties
1,865th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,244th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (10%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (20%)
  • Sunday19 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph159 (78%)
  • 40 mph28 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant159 (56%)
  • Pedestrian50 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Glyn-neath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glyn-neath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Glyn-neath peaked at 11 in 1982; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202336
202212
202112
202011
201922
201811
201700
201655
201523
201434
201334
201211
201145
201011
200933
2008913
200746
200669
200556
200447
200356
200278
200156
2000717
199944
199833
199755
199689
1995825
1994912
199368
199268
1991914
199055
1989712
198867
198744
198658
198546
198435
198333
19821115
198144
198044
197967

Map of recent crashes in Glyn-neath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Glyn-neath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Glyn-neath

The 24 most recent collisions in Glyn-neath happened between 11 August 2011 and 31 October 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Glyn-neath

The B4242 has the most collisions in Glyn-neath, 63 of 203 (31%), followed by the A465 (39).

Collisions in Glyn-neath on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB42426384111
2ndA465396629
3rdA4109284605

Council area for Glyn-neath

Glyn-neath is in Neath Port Talbot, where police recorded 16,777 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Glyn-neath accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Glyn-neath

All 203 collisions in Glyn-neath were in the SA11 postcode district.