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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1982, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (468), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 1982
472
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
630
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1982

1.7% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious12627%
  • Slight33872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15324%
  • Slight46874%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 472, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.3%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March42 (8.9%)
  • April38 (8.1%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September34 (7.2%)
  • October33 (7%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (63%)
  • Wet or damp148 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph332 (70%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph57 (12%)
  • 70 mph61 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (48%)
  • Pedestrian133 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20153 (24%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (47%)
  • Passenger204 (32%)
  • Pedestrian133 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (66%)
  • Motorcycle103 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1982.

Collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1982

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1982: 55, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA485581114
2ndA4745071011
3rdA4653955113
4thB4434242706
5thA4067202407
6thB4286182505
7thA4107172702
8thB4287142307
9thM4142713
10thA483131911
11thA4230101201
12thB424281301
13thA410971201
14thB42906602
15thB42833711
16thA40632300
17thA40692201
18thA4041101
19thA40681401

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1982

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1982: 87.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1982

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1982: 131.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years