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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1984, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (622), and casualties rose from 853.

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

Collisions in 1984
656
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
905
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1984

2.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1984 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious26540%
  • Slight37257%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious36440%
  • Slight52057%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 656, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday108 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday122 (19%)
  • Saturday111 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.3%)
  • February41 (6.3%)
  • March50 (7.6%)
  • April47 (7.2%)
  • May57 (8.7%)
  • June53 (8.1%)
  • July69 (11%)
  • August59 (9%)
  • September55 (8.4%)
  • October56 (8.5%)
  • November60 (9.1%)
  • December61 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight502 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry431 (66%)
  • Wet or damp206 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph362 (55%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph239 (36%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (18%)
  • Pedestrian142 (16%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6%)
  • 16 to 20214 (24%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (13%)
  • 36 to 45103 (11%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7556 (6.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (55%)
  • Passenger262 (29%)
  • Pedestrian142 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (66%)
  • Motorcycle160 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 131st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1984: 100, including 2 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484100149241
2ndA4084129536
3rdA484068115
4thA4833239016
5thA4762940211
6thA474141716
7thB4297132107
8thA485121506
9thA4069111615
10thB4310111507
11thA4138101203
12thB431291012
13thA4828901
14thB430081303
15thB43048805
16thB430881304
17thB430982104
18thB431781003
19thA40686902
20thB43066603

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1984

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1984: 145.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1984

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1984: 140.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1984, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years