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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 665 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1982, and 927 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 320 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (661), and casualties fell from 1,003.

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

Collisions in 1982
665
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
927
Down 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
19
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
320
48% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1982

2.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1982 were fatal and 48% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious32048%
  • Slight32649%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious42145%
  • Slight48452%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 665, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (12%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday122 (18%)
  • Saturday105 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (4.8%)
  • February44 (6.6%)
  • March46 (6.9%)
  • April58 (8.7%)
  • May57 (8.6%)
  • June57 (8.6%)
  • July55 (8.3%)
  • August57 (8.6%)
  • September65 (9.8%)
  • October60 (9%)
  • November62 (9.3%)
  • December72 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight485 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (58%)
  • Wet or damp248 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph372 (56%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph251 (38%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway617 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (18%)
  • Pedestrian137 (15%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20247 (27%)
  • 21 to 25129 (14%)
  • 26 to 35120 (13%)
  • 36 to 45102 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (54%)
  • Passenger293 (32%)
  • Pedestrian137 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car696 (63%)
  • Motorcycle169 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.7%)
  • Minibus14 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 127th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1982: 93, including 4 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48493122444
2ndA4079125235
3rdA483351116
4thA4833350118
5thA4763039114
6thA4851933011
7thA4138172908
8thA4069121509
9thA474121415
10thA482121905
11thB4309121505
12thB4306101506
13thB430891104
14thB431071013
15thA40666905
16thA42136613
17thA47761004
18thB43026803
19thB43116713
20thB42995503

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1982

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1982: 131.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1982

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1982: 129.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1982, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years