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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 736 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1979, and 1,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 313 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,619 collisions in Carmarthenshire.

Collisions in 1979
736
Casualties in 1979
1,033
Fatal collisions
22
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
313
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1979

3% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1979 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223%
  • Serious31343%
  • Slight40154%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.2%
  • Serious40839%
  • Slight60258%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 736.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (11%)
  • Wednesday84 (11%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday131 (18%)
  • Saturday143 (19%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8%)
  • February36 (4.9%)
  • March57 (7.7%)
  • April50 (6.8%)
  • May66 (9%)
  • June67 (9.1%)
  • July76 (10%)
  • August71 (9.6%)
  • September65 (8.8%)
  • October62 (8.4%)
  • November59 (8%)
  • December68 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight551 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other56 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (60%)
  • Wet or damp217 (29%)
  • Frost or ice69 (9.4%)
  • Snow9 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph428 (58%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph271 (37%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway674 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant604 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (16%)
  • Pedestrian141 (14%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1062 (6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20267 (26%)
  • 21 to 25134 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (15%)
  • 36 to 45106 (10%)
  • 46 to 5590 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6583 (8%)
  • 66 to 7555 (5.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (54%)
  • Passenger336 (33%)
  • Pedestrian141 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (66%)
  • Motorcycle162 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1979

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1979 in Carmarthenshire

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 107th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1979: 106, including 8 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484106154845
2ndA4082109332
3rdA484966317
4thA4834556020
5thA4138263818
6thA4762638012
7thA474162209
8thB4310162608
9thA482153107
10thB4309132116
11thA477112206
12thB4306111507
13thA485101305
14thB430091214
15thB431791405
16thA40666804
17thA406961005
18thB43026710
19thB45566602
20thB42975500

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1979

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1979: 144.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1979

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1979: 143.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1979, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years