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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1981, and 1,003 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 313 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (650), and casualties rose from 999.

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

Collisions in 1981
661
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,003
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
17
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
313
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1981

2.6% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1981 were fatal and 47% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious31347%
  • Slight33150%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious43543%
  • Slight54955%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 661, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (15%)
  • Friday104 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.4%)
  • February48 (7.3%)
  • March48 (7.3%)
  • April34 (5.1%)
  • May66 (10%)
  • June49 (7.4%)
  • July59 (8.9%)
  • August56 (8.5%)
  • September77 (12%)
  • October60 (9.1%)
  • November57 (8.6%)
  • December58 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (56%)
  • Wet or damp266 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph361 (55%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph263 (40%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway602 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant589 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (15%)
  • Pedestrian115 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20240 (24%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35140 (14%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5587 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6578 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7587 (8.7%)
  • Over 7534 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (54%)
  • Passenger347 (35%)
  • Pedestrian115 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (68%)
  • Motorcycle150 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Carmarthenshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 121st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
121st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1981: 95, including 5 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48495137542
2ndA4085154240
3rdA484171225
4thA4833642213
5thA476273619
6thA41381624010
7thB4308152607
8thA474131305
9thA485121817
10thA477102225
11thB4309101205
12thB4317101705
13thB429781414
14thB431081107
15thA48271303
16thA406961102
17thB43036904
18thB45566905
19thA40665504
20thB43125702

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1981

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1981: 119.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1981

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1981: 122.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1981, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years