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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1996, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (453), and casualties rose from 644.

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

Collisions in 1996
454
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
690
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1996 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious398.6%
  • Slight40890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious487%
  • Slight63592%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 454, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.5%)
  • February28 (6.2%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April45 (9.9%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June37 (8.1%)
  • July41 (9%)
  • August35 (7.7%)
  • September41 (9%)
  • October40 (8.8%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit50 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (68%)
  • Wet or damp131 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph338 (74%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph46 (10%)
  • 70 mph49 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (76%)
  • Roundabout50 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (66%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1048 (7%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20153 (22%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (50%)
  • Passenger256 (37%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1996.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1996

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1996: 42, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474427607
2ndA465295633
3rdA48253503
4thM4244501
5thA4107213800
6thA4109132213
7thA4230121602
8thA483112502
9thB4434111402
10thB428671401
11thA406751201
12thB428251000
13thB42905500
14thB42874500
15thB46033300
16thB42912300
17thA40631100
18thA40681100
19thA42211100
20thB45991100

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1996

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1996: 115.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1996

SA10 and SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1996, with 114 each.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years