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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1979, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,777 collisions in Neath Port Talbot.

Collisions in 1979
539
Casualties in 1979
710
Fatal collisions
16
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1979

3% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious14727%
  • Slight37670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious18426%
  • Slight50972%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 539.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255869
20247795
202393120
202282107
2021111155
202082106
2019146206
2018164222
2017186271
2016219287
2015216294
2014245333
2013259384
2012263397
2011284424
2010320483
2009310453
2008342501
2007417618
2006441645
2005450661
2004387527
2003425578
2002410616
2001414586
2000424642
1999402582
1998465662
1997418590
1996454690
1995453644
1994462655
1993465630
1992493687
1991488645
1990551753
1989574770
1988475627
1987476643
1986511751
1985469609
1984447576
1983403538
1982472630
1981468617
1980467600
1979539710

When and where crashes happen in Neath Port Talbot in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.9%)
  • February37 (6.9%)
  • March40 (7.4%)
  • April47 (8.7%)
  • May40 (7.4%)
  • June41 (7.6%)
  • July43 (8%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September43 (8%)
  • October45 (8.3%)
  • November63 (12%)
  • December48 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (59%)
  • Wet or damp172 (32%)
  • Frost or ice38 (7.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph404 (75%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph59 (11%)
  • 70 mph55 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (10%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (21%)
  • Pedestrian143 (20%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1046 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20158 (22%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (20%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (53%)
  • Passenger194 (27%)
  • Pedestrian143 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (65%)
  • Motorcycle156 (18%)
  • Bus or coach41 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Neath Port Talbot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had the 172nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1979

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1979: 77, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47477105324
2ndA484772210
3rdA4654058314
4thA4067222908
5thA4107222916
6thA4109223815
7thB4434212605
8thA483162104
9thB4286131512
10thA4230111504
11thB4287101305
12thM481304
13thA40696602
14thB42425502
15thB42904712
16thA40633300
17thB42822200
18thB42832200
19thA40681100
20thA41181410

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1979

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1979: 98.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1979

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1979: 154.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years