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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1984, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (403), and casualties rose from 538.

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

Collisions in 1984
447
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
576
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious9822%
  • Slight34176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious12021%
  • Slight44577%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 447, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.7%)
  • February26 (5.8%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May44 (9.8%)
  • June36 (8.1%)
  • July25 (5.6%)
  • August30 (6.7%)
  • September44 (9.8%)
  • October43 (9.6%)
  • November59 (13%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (64%)
  • Wet or damp153 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (74%)
  • 40 mph9 (2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph49 (11%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (14%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (22%)
  • Pedestrian107 (19%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1046 (8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20154 (27%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (54%)
  • Passenger156 (27%)
  • Pedestrian107 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (64%)
  • Motorcycle118 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1984.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1984

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1984: 60, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA486069014
2ndA474556207
3rdA4067253208
4thA465223829
5thA4230202316
6thB4434162314
7thM4162814
8thA4109141802
9thB4287142314
10thA483111802
11thA410781100
12thB428681001
13thB429081001
14thB42834902
15thA40633400
16thA40683301
17thA40692201
18thB42822200
19thB42421100
20thB44361800

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1984

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1984: 101.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1984

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1984: 109.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years