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Pontypool road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,909 road traffic collisions in Pontypool, Torfaen, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 377 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,909
478th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,489
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
13 people killed
Serious collisions
377
423 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pontypool

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious37720%
  • Slight1,52180%

What the data shows

  • Pontypool had 177 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 263 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Pontypool were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 478 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pontypool, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Pontypool.

Where Pontypool ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
478th
Most casualties
471st
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
426th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday288 (15%)
  • Tuesday257 (13%)
  • Wednesday269 (14%)
  • Thursday287 (15%)
  • Friday340 (18%)
  • Saturday278 (15%)
  • Sunday190 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,437 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit402 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,686 (88%)
  • Roundabout113 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,645 (86%)
  • 40 mph114 (6%)
  • 50 mph25 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph26 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph70 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,436 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds306 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other76 (4%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,312 (53%)
  • Pedestrian562 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist305 (12%)
  • Cyclist145 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pontypool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pontypool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pontypool peaked at 76 in 1979; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252432
20241415
20231112
20222226
20211419
20201621
20192735
20181826
20171420
20161725
20152532
20143346
20133238
20122934
20111724
20102541
20092935
20082225
20072129
20063039
20053860
20043549
20033235
20024257
20014663
20005057
19995178
19985583
19975678
19966891
19954478
19944659
19934960
19925872
19914961
19906681
19896682
19886575
19874749
19864964
19857592
19845463
19835259
198267110
19816680
19806787
19797692

Map of recent crashes in Pontypool

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pontypool

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pontypool

The 24 most recent collisions in Pontypool happened between 7 January and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pontypool

The A4043 has the most collisions in Pontypool, 336 of 1,909 (18%), followed by the A472 (185).

Collisions in Pontypool on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4043336422361
2ndA472185287126
3rdA404299130018
4thB42464754010
5thA4051243116

Council areas covering Pontypool

Collisions in Pontypool were recorded in 2 council areas. Torfaen has 1,905 of 1,909 (99.8%).

Collisions in Pontypool by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorfaen1,9052,48011376
2ndMonmouthshire3700

Postcode district for Pontypool

Of the 1,909 collisions in Pontypool, 1,908 (99.9%) were in the NP4 postcode district.