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Pontardawe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 570 road traffic collisions in Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, from 1979 to 2025, and 771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 89 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
570
1,075th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
771
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
89
105 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pontardawe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight47583%

What the data shows

  • Pontardawe had 36 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 63% fewer than the 98 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Pontardawe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 126 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pontardawe, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Pontardawe.

Where Pontardawe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,075th
Most casualties
1,031st
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,221st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday114 (20%)
  • Saturday101 (18%)
  • Sunday46 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway512 (90%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph521 (91%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph37 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant431 (56%)
  • Pedestrian154 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pontardawe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pontardawe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pontardawe peaked at 30 in 1989; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202323
202234
202158
202056
201936
201812
2017710
2016813
201533
201466
2013814
2012911
20111125
20101624
200989
2008812
20071622
20061316
20051619
20041621
20031519
2002810
20011720
20001418
19991015
19981924
19971116
19961630
199566
199499
19931010
19921416
19911214
19901523
19893036
19881721
19871628
19862026
19852127
19841922
19832133
19821723
19811423
19802628
19792738

Map of recent crashes in Pontardawe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pontardawe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pontardawe

The 24 most recent collisions in Pontardawe happened between 8 December 2017 and 1 October 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pontardawe

The A474 has the most collisions in Pontardawe, 143 of 570 (25%), followed by the A4067 (129).

Collisions in Pontardawe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474143219222
2ndA4067129173229
3rdB46037197012

Council areas covering Pontardawe

Collisions in Pontardawe were recorded in 2 council areas. Neath Port Talbot has 558 of 570 (98%).

Collisions in Pontardawe by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNeath Port Talbot558752688
2ndSwansea121901

Postcode district for Pontardawe

All 570 collisions in Pontardawe were in the SA8 postcode district.