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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1980, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1979 (539), and casualties fell from 710.

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

Collisions in 1980
467
Down 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
600
Down 15% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1980

1.1% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious12126%
  • Slight34173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious15526%
  • Slight43973%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 467, down 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.1%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April35 (7.5%)
  • May37 (7.9%)
  • June43 (9.2%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October45 (9.6%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December33 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (61%)
  • Wet or damp171 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph360 (77%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph47 (10%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20148 (25%)
  • 21 to 2587 (14%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (53%)
  • Passenger171 (28%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (64%)
  • Motorcycle140 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1980.

Collisions
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1980

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1980: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA485267112
2ndA4744964015
3rdA4107243218
4thA465244007
5thB4434223005
6thA4067212705
7thA4109122012
8thB4286111213
9thB428791601
10thA42307901
11thM47801
12thA48361103
13thB42906804
14thA40695604
15thB42825903
16thA40683300
17thA40632401
18thB42832301
19thA40001100
20thA40831100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1980

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1980: 91.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1980

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1980: 120.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1980, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years