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Carmarthenshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,619 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025, and 37,011 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 596 were fatal and 7,185 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 375 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (317), and casualties rose from 473 to 498.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
25,619
117th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37,011
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
596
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
375
Up 18% on 2024

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire

2.3% of collisions in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5962.3%
  • Serious7,18528%
  • Slight17,83870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6681.8%
  • Serious9,28625%
  • Slight27,05773%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. In 2025 there were 375, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 375
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025375498
2024317473
2023322427
2022297398
2021301385
2020277352
2019385513
2018378518
2017373516
2016404539
2015436596
2014410557
2013449619
2012479713
2011497687
2010478687
2009512758
2008555810
2007597857
2006591895
2005591894
2004639928
2003603902
2002584856
2001610890
2000576858
1999580848
1998563900
1997568922
1996576869
1995614894
1994674998
1993597877
1992650984
19916891,003
19907801,160
19897171,004
1988665965
1987633899
1986657942
1985630900
1984656905
1983622853
1982665927
19816611,003
1980650999
19797361,033

When and where crashes happen in Carmarthenshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,557 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,374 (13%)
  • Wednesday3,601 (14%)
  • Thursday3,645 (14%)
  • Friday4,274 (17%)
  • Saturday4,074 (16%)
  • Sunday3,094 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,091 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59471 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,694 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,070 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,811 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,303 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,000 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,179 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,914 (7.5%)
  • February1,748 (6.8%)
  • March2,008 (7.8%)
  • April1,981 (7.7%)
  • May2,177 (8.5%)
  • June2,134 (8.3%)
  • July2,357 (9.2%)
  • August2,364 (9.2%)
  • September2,263 (8.8%)
  • October2,180 (8.5%)
  • November2,265 (8.8%)
  • December2,228 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,025 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,552 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,657 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit152 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown142 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded91 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,192 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,572 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds799 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds352 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist252 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds129 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds33 (0.1%)
  • Other972 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded318 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,207 (59%)
  • Wet or damp9,465 (37%)
  • Frost or ice619 (2.4%)
  • Snow135 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep67 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel16 (0.1%)
  • Mud13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded97 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph298 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph12,389 (48%)
  • 40 mph1,685 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph453 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph9,382 (37%)
  • 70 mph1,401 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,657 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway1,863 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout1,408 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road518 (2%)
  • Not recorded173 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25,167 (68%)
  • Pedestrian3,700 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist3,590 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist1,412 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1,203 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)606 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant581 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant267 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant212 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant202 (0.5%)
  • Other63 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5879 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101,541 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 151,946 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 207,015 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,676 (13%)
  • 26 to 356,123 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,726 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,726 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,883 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 752,160 (5.8%)
  • Over 751,309 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21,899 (59%)
  • Passenger11,412 (31%)
  • Pedestrian3,700 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34,050 (74%)
  • Motorcycle3,581 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,560 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,133 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1,460 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach629 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle500 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car402 (0.9%)
  • Minibus244 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle191 (0.4%)
  • Other47 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Carmarthenshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Carmarthenshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 117th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
114thHuntingdonshire26,47237,9066355,342
115thBlackpool26,44934,7742955,170
116thSt Albans25,62336,8563674,493
117thCarmarthenshire (this area)25,61937,0115967,185
118thBury25,61234,5932963,087
119thLuton25,59933,2832613,575
120thChelmsford25,57534,2474265,528

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire, with 530 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,011, including 78 fatal and 847 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4843,0114,34278847
2ndA402,6914,276107769
3rdA481,5172,42754374
4thA4831,3451,90826376
5thA4761,0691,55725293
6thA4858031,28218230
7thA41386691,03013179
8thB429759981711154
9thA47454475214156
10thB430947870411152
11thA48239361610131
12thB4304387519588
13thB43083655733112
14thA406934043910126
15thA47732864217118
16thB43173034481489
17thB43123014461176
18thB43062864066102
19thB4310275385892
20thA4066238359483

Towns in Carmarthenshire

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,470.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,297.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity