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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1997, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1996 (454), and casualties fell from 690.

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

Collisions in 1997
418
Down 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
590
Down 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1997

0.5% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1997 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious389.1%
  • Slight37890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious498.3%
  • Slight53991%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 418, down 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.4%)
  • February35 (8.4%)
  • March26 (6.2%)
  • April35 (8.4%)
  • May39 (9.3%)
  • June27 (6.5%)
  • July51 (12%)
  • August34 (8.1%)
  • September35 (8.4%)
  • October32 (7.7%)
  • November37 (8.9%)
  • December36 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (7.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (67%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (77%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph48 (11%)
  • 70 mph38 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (77%)
  • Roundabout47 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (71%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (54%)
  • Passenger185 (31%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (85%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1997.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1997

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1997: 50, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474507504
2ndA48436007
3rdM4253500
4thA465202803
5thA4107162413
6thA4230151900
7thA4109144304
8thA4067112102
9thB4286101500
10thB443471201
11thB46037810
12thB42426701
13thB42825700
14thB42905800
15thB42874801
16thA4833400
17thB42913300
18thA40691100
19thB42831100
20thB45991200

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1997

Port Talbot had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1997: 95.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1997

SA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1997: 93.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years