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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1986, and 942 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (630), and casualties rose from 900.

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

Collisions in 1986
657
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
942
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1986

2.4% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1986 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious26640%
  • Slight37557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious34236%
  • Slight58062%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 657, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday107 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (17%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.3%)
  • February23 (3.5%)
  • March57 (8.7%)
  • April45 (6.8%)
  • May57 (8.7%)
  • June49 (7.5%)
  • July60 (9.1%)
  • August58 (8.8%)
  • September60 (9.1%)
  • October59 (9%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December56 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight474 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist18 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (57%)
  • Wet or damp263 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph351 (53%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph247 (38%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway587 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (16%)
  • Pedestrian104 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20232 (25%)
  • 21 to 25148 (16%)
  • 26 to 35123 (13%)
  • 36 to 45113 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.6%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (56%)
  • Passenger315 (33%)
  • Pedestrian104 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car762 (70%)
  • Motorcycle141 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1986

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1986 in Carmarthenshire

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

  • 3 crashes
  • Slight

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 130th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1986: 93, including 1 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48493146147
2ndA405497516
3rdA483446114
4thA4763345012
5thA41382335012
6thA4852139111
7thA483203008
8thB4308172708
9thA474161917
10thB4306161608
11thB4309111713
12thB4297101614
13thB431291502
14thA48271202
15thB431071003
16thB431771104
17thA4776702
18thA40665602
19thA40695902
20thB43025802

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1986

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1986: 121.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1986

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1986: 122.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1986, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years