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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1988, and 627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (476), and casualties fell from 643.

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

Collisions in 1988
475
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
627
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight39683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight53085%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 475, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (10%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.4%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March41 (8.6%)
  • April43 (9.1%)
  • May43 (9.1%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July37 (7.8%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September31 (6.5%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November40 (8.4%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (63%)
  • Wet or damp168 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph329 (69%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph73 (15%)
  • 70 mph53 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (56%)
  • Pedestrian93 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (13%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20124 (20%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (55%)
  • Passenger191 (30%)
  • Pedestrian93 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (71%)
  • Motorcycle78 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1988.

Collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1988

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1988: 70, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4870104310
2ndA474425417
3rdA465274515
4thB4434263306
5thA4230222912
6thA4067202513
7thA4109162505
8thB4286161702
9thM4151902
10thB4287132311
11thA4107101111
12thA483101603
13thB42908901
14thB42427802
15thB42823400
16thA40652200
17thA40692300
18thB42832200
19thA42211200
20thB41071100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1988

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1988: 105.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1988

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1988: 129.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years