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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1989, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1988 (475), and casualties rose from 627.

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

Collisions in 1989
574
Up 21% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
770
Up 23% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious9517%
  • Slight46882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious12316%
  • Slight63683%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 574, up 21% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (11%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday109 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.9%)
  • February43 (7.5%)
  • March48 (8.4%)
  • April42 (7.3%)
  • May47 (8.2%)
  • June40 (7%)
  • July58 (10%)
  • August52 (9.1%)
  • September51 (8.9%)
  • October55 (9.6%)
  • November54 (9.4%)
  • December50 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight381 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded56 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded57 (9.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (63%)
  • Wet or damp150 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded56 (9.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph384 (67%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph85 (15%)
  • 70 mph89 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (17%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (56%)
  • Pedestrian121 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20153 (20%)
  • 21 to 25124 (16%)
  • 26 to 35141 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (52%)
  • Passenger248 (32%)
  • Pedestrian121 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (75%)
  • Motorcycle104 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Neath Port Talbot

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had the 167th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1989

The A48 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1989: 84, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4884105013
2ndA4746276010
3rdA465375616
4thA4067253600
5thM4223302
6thA4109214121
7thA4107193406
8thB4434192514
9thA4230161904
10thB4286132702
11thA483121603
12thB42878901
13thB42908901
14thA40685702
15thB42825601
16thB42814700
17thB42423310
18thA40692210
19thB42832301
20thA40471100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1989

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1989: 96.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1989

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1989: 135.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years