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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1985, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1984 (447), and casualties rose from 576.

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

Collisions in 1985
469
Up 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
609
Up 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1985

3% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious10623%
  • Slight34974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious13021%
  • Slight46576%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 469, up 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (18%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.9%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March31 (6.6%)
  • April40 (8.5%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June27 (5.8%)
  • July39 (8.3%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September46 (9.8%)
  • October57 (12%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December37 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (62%)
  • Wet or damp157 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph343 (73%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph48 (10%)
  • 70 mph57 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (50%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (18%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1043 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20155 (25%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (54%)
  • Passenger168 (28%)
  • Pedestrian113 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (67%)
  • Motorcycle104 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1985.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1985

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1985: 68, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4746885211
2ndA485975215
3rdA465315127
4thA4067273606
5thB4434232607
6thA4107131603
7thA4109132123
8thA4230121314
9thB4287121414
10thB4286111503
11thB429091200
12thA48381003
13thM481301
14thB424261402
15thA40695510
16thB42824400
17thB42834501
18thA40632200
19thA40681100
20thA4891101

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1985

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1985: 97.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1985

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1985: 130.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years