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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 630 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1985, and 900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (656), and casualties fell from 905.

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

Collisions in 1985
630
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
900
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1985

3% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1985 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193%
  • Serious26943%
  • Slight34254%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious37742%
  • Slight50256%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 630, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday118 (19%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6%)
  • February30 (4.8%)
  • March50 (7.9%)
  • April37 (5.9%)
  • May52 (8.3%)
  • June52 (8.3%)
  • July73 (12%)
  • August72 (11%)
  • September60 (9.5%)
  • October56 (8.9%)
  • November59 (9.4%)
  • December51 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight475 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (60%)
  • Wet or damp218 (35%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph351 (56%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph242 (38%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway572 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (16%)
  • Pedestrian132 (15%)
  • Van occupant36 (4%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20223 (25%)
  • 21 to 25130 (14%)
  • 26 to 35139 (15%)
  • 36 to 45100 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (51%)
  • Passenger307 (34%)
  • Pedestrian132 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (65%)
  • Motorcycle134 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.1%)
  • Minibus11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 135th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1985: 85, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48485121133
2ndA405679218
3rdA48295446
4thA4762337110
5thA4852329010
6thA483213217
7thA474152129
8thB4309151708
9thA482141808
10thA4138111603
11thA4069101508
12thB4304101203
13thB4308103704
14thB429791325
15thB43178805
16thB430671506
17thA42136601
18thB431261301
19thA40665811
20thB43005602

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1985

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1985: 142.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1985

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1985: 142.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years