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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1983, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1982 (472), and casualties fell from 630.

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

Collisions in 1983
403
Down 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
538
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious9123%
  • Slight30375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious11722%
  • Slight41277%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 403, down 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March36 (8.9%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May37 (9.2%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September36 (8.9%)
  • October34 (8.4%)
  • November38 (9.4%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (66%)
  • Wet or damp132 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (73%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph47 (12%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (21%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)
  • Van occupant35 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (5%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (6.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20150 (28%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (49%)
  • Passenger169 (31%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (62%)
  • Motorcycle108 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1983.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1983

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1983: 48, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4744857111
2ndA484556011
3rdB4434203207
4thA465183014
5thB4286182006
6thA4109172503
7thM4163415
8thB4287151605
9thA4067142011
10thA4107131910
11thA4230132111
12thA48381705
13thB42907802
14thB42425500
15thB42823801
16thA40692202
17thB42832201
18thA40631200
19thA40681100
20thA4941201

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1983

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1983: 80.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1983

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1983: 97.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years