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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1990, and 753 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (574), and casualties fell from 770.

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

Collisions in 1990
551
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
753
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1990

2.5% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight46785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious9713%
  • Slight64085%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 551, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.8%)
  • February48 (8.7%)
  • March60 (11%)
  • April43 (7.8%)
  • May45 (8.2%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July51 (9.3%)
  • August49 (8.9%)
  • September42 (7.6%)
  • October32 (5.8%)
  • November45 (8.2%)
  • December49 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (64%)
  • Wet or damp193 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph383 (70%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph91 (17%)
  • 70 mph55 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (15%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (65%)
  • Pedestrian111 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20171 (23%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 35127 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (10%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (55%)
  • Passenger227 (30%)
  • Pedestrian111 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car779 (79%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had the 174th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1990

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1990: 64, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474648436
2ndA48517426
3rdA465487947
4thM4264104
5thB4434202603
6thA483183314
7thA4109161902
8thA4067152500
9thB4286153005
10thA4107142424
11thA4230141600
12thB4287121804
13thB42908801
14thA40696701
15thB42425501
16thA40684410
17thA40633300
18thB42822201
19thB46032510
20thA40651100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1990

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1990: 100.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1990

SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1990: 145.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years