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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1987, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (511), and casualties fell from 751.

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

Collisions in 1987
476
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
643
Down 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight36777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11818%
  • Slight51780%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 476, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.1%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March44 (9.2%)
  • April36 (7.6%)
  • May43 (9%)
  • June37 (7.8%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August34 (7.1%)
  • September36 (7.6%)
  • October40 (8.4%)
  • November45 (9.5%)
  • December43 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (66%)
  • Wet or damp142 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (70%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (13%)
  • 70 mph62 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (15%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20159 (25%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (53%)
  • Passenger214 (33%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (68%)
  • Motorcycle100 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1987.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1987

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1987: 58, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA485878210
2ndA4745377110
3rdA465305207
4thA4067274008
5thA4109263718
6thB4434212804
7thA4230121312
8thA483112102
9thA4107101201
10thB42867903
11thB42907813
12thM471001
13thB42815601
14thB42825702
15thA40684702
16thB42874602
17thA40632201
18thA40692501
19thB42422301
20thB42832301

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1987

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1987: 117.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1987

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1987: 128.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years