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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1983, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 289 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (665), and casualties fell from 927.

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

Collisions in 1983
622
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
853
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
289
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1983 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious28946%
  • Slight32051%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious36443%
  • Slight47556%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 622, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday101 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (19%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.1%)
  • February40 (6.4%)
  • March47 (7.6%)
  • April56 (9%)
  • May62 (10%)
  • June50 (8%)
  • July59 (9.5%)
  • August63 (10%)
  • September46 (7.4%)
  • October57 (9.2%)
  • November44 (7.1%)
  • December60 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (63%)
  • Wet or damp218 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph352 (57%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph238 (38%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (18%)
  • Pedestrian140 (16%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20230 (27%)
  • 21 to 2594 (11%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 45108 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (55%)
  • Passenger248 (29%)
  • Pedestrian140 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (64%)
  • Motorcycle152 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 130th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1983: 89, including 3 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48489119340
2ndA4066102132
3rdA484263021
4thA4833248114
5thA4762937012
6thA4138141808
7thA4213131304
8thA485121608
9thB4312111815
10thB430991515
11thA406681014
12thB429781414
13thB430881504
14thB431781604
15thA47471113
16thB43067704
17thB431071004
18thA48251104
19thB43045501
20thA40694401

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1983

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1983: 108.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1983

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1983: 112.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years