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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1980, and 999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 305 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1979 (736), and casualties fell from 1,033.

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

Collisions in 1980
650
Down 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
999
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
305
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1980

2.8% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1980 were fatal and 47% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious30547%
  • Slight32750%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.5%
  • Serious44244%
  • Slight53253%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 650, down 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (11%)
  • Wednesday87 (13%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (20%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.4%)
  • February41 (6.3%)
  • March49 (7.5%)
  • April52 (8%)
  • May53 (8.2%)
  • June44 (6.8%)
  • July48 (7.4%)
  • August68 (10%)
  • September61 (9.4%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November50 (7.7%)
  • December64 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other35 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (58%)
  • Wet or damp243 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph364 (56%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph256 (39%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway596 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (15%)
  • Pedestrian136 (14%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20268 (27%)
  • 21 to 25116 (12%)
  • 26 to 35145 (15%)
  • 36 to 45102 (10%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (5.7%)
  • Over 7526 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (50%)
  • Passenger364 (36%)
  • Pedestrian136 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (67%)
  • Motorcycle146 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Carmarthenshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 129th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1980: 95, including 2 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48495129238
2ndA4063118435
3rdA483762218
4thA4833762122
5thA4763447111
6thA485162708
7thA4138151806
8thB43101422210
9thA474111505
10thB4317112005
11thA47791807
12thA48291604
13thB430691304
14thB430991807
15thB430381101
16thB431281414
17thA406861013
18thB43086802
19thB43116703
20thA40695703

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1980

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1980: 124.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1980

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1980: 125.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years