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Ystalyfera road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Ystalyfera, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 153 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
580
1,059th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
770
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
153
171 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ystalyfera

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious15326%
  • Slight42072%

What the data shows

  • Ystalyfera had 48 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 111 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Ystalyfera were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 122 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ystalyfera, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Ystalyfera.

Where Ystalyfera ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,059th
Most casualties
1,033rd
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
847th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday109 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (92%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph451 (78%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph72 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant487 (63%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ystalyfera road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ystalyfera, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ystalyfera peaked at 23 in 1986; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202423
202367
202255
202144
202056
201967
2018811
201746
201644
201557
2014810
20131317
20121622
20111014
20101316
20091116
20081428
2007610
20061522
2005713
20041416
20031521
20021619
20011522
2000911
19991319
19981315
19971925
19961824
19951926
19941420
19931622
19921620
1991913
19902226
19892025
19881218
19871416
19862326
19851415
19841624
19831726
19822226
19811618
19802024
19791221

Map of recent crashes in Ystalyfera

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ystalyfera

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ystalyfera

The 24 most recent collisions in Ystalyfera happened between 6 May 2020 and 21 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ystalyfera

The A4067 has the most collisions in Ystalyfera, 157 of 580 (27%), followed by the B4599 (152).

Collisions in Ystalyfera on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067157244448
2ndB4599152196141
3rdA40686080018
4thA4743301

Council areas covering Ystalyfera

Collisions in Ystalyfera were recorded in 2 council areas. Powys has 339 of 580 (58%).

Collisions in Ystalyfera by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys3394633104
2ndNeath Port Talbot239305448

Postcode districts in Ystalyfera

Collisions in Ystalyfera were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SA9 (567) and SA8 (13).