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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1981, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (467), and casualties rose from 600.

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

Collisions in 1981
468
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
617
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious13629%
  • Slight32169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious18330%
  • Slight42068%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 468, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (18%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.3%)
  • February32 (6.8%)
  • March34 (7.3%)
  • April38 (8.1%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June37 (7.9%)
  • July45 (9.6%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September35 (7.5%)
  • October39 (8.3%)
  • November36 (7.7%)
  • December43 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (62%)
  • Wet or damp167 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (73%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph57 (12%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (47%)
  • Pedestrian120 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (18%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20162 (26%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (51%)
  • Passenger180 (29%)
  • Pedestrian120 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (63%)
  • Motorcycle111 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Neath Port Talbot

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1981.

Collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1981

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1981: 52, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4745270215
2ndA484865014
3rdB4434303626
4thA465254029
5thA4067192306
6thA483153233
7thB4287151709
8thA4107132003
9thA4109131504
10thM4131506
11thB4286101705
12thA42307900
13thB424271203
14thB42824602
15thB42904403
16thB42833502
17thB45993402
18thA40632201
19thA40832201
20thA40651100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1981

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1981: 110.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1981

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1981: 134.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years