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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1986, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1985 (469), and casualties rose from 609.

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

Collisions in 1986
511
Up 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
751
Up 23% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10621%
  • Slight39878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious14019%
  • Slight60380%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 511, up 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (19%)
  • Sunday49 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.8%)
  • February30 (5.9%)
  • March45 (8.8%)
  • April45 (8.8%)
  • May49 (9.6%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July49 (9.6%)
  • August46 (9%)
  • September42 (8.2%)
  • October37 (7.2%)
  • November47 (9.2%)
  • December43 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (66%)
  • Wet or damp159 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (68%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph58 (11%)
  • 70 mph81 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (16%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (15%)
  • Pedestrian107 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (13%)
  • Cyclist45 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20158 (21%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (16%)
  • 36 to 4594 (13%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (47%)
  • Passenger294 (39%)
  • Pedestrian107 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (69%)
  • Motorcycle115 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach29 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1986.

Collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1986

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1986: 58, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4745880215
2ndA485778010
3rdA4653968211
4thA4067273306
5thB4434233403
6thA4107182107
7thA4109172502
8thA4230171804
9thA483162403
10thM4143002
11thB4286111513
12thB4287117501
13thB42908801
14thA40635902
15thA40683401
16thA40693711
17thB42823300
18thB42833400
19thA4331200
20thA4391100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1986

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1986: 87.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1986

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1986: 111.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years