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Neath Port Talbot road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1998, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (418), and casualties rose from 590.

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

Collisions in 1998
465
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
662
Up 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Neath Port Talbot in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1998 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.7% and 14% in Neath Port Talbot from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious398.4%
  • Slight42491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious426.3%
  • Slight61893%

Neath Port Talbot road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Neath Port Talbot, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 574 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 465, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.4%)
  • February34 (7.3%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April23 (4.9%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June46 (9.9%)
  • July38 (8.2%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September35 (7.5%)
  • October39 (8.4%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (64%)
  • Wet or damp158 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (76%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph46 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph58 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (71%)
  • Roundabout57 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (63%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1044 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20128 (19%)
  • 21 to 2562 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35128 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (10%)
  • 46 to 5567 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (48%)
  • Passenger237 (36%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Neath Port Talbot in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Neath Port Talbot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Neath Port Talbot ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Neath Port Talbot had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1998.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Neath Port Talbot with the most crashes in 1998

The A474 had the most collisions in Neath Port Talbot in 1998: 47, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Neath Port Talbot, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474477817
2ndA48354900
3rdM4284802
4thA465192901
5thA4107162402
6thA4109122302
7thA4230101203
8thB460391201
9thA406781200
10thB428681503
11thB428781200
12thA48371301
13thB443461602
14thB42824801
15thB42904500
16thB42423701
17thA40692200
18thB42912200
19thA40631100
20thA4841200

Towns in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1998

Neath had the most collisions of any town in Neath Port Talbot in 1998: 113.

Postcode districts in Neath Port Talbot: crashes in 1998

SA10 and SA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Neath Port Talbot in 1998, with 107 each.

Latest crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Neath Port Talbot in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Neath Port Talbot road accidents in other years