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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1987, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 279 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (657), and casualties fell from 942.

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

Collisions in 1987
633
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
899
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
279
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1987 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious27944%
  • Slight33653%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.7%
  • Serious36741%
  • Slight50857%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 633, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (17%)
  • Tuesday75 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (12%)
  • Thursday78 (12%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (17%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.4%)
  • February45 (7.1%)
  • March57 (9%)
  • April57 (9%)
  • May43 (6.8%)
  • June64 (10%)
  • July66 (10%)
  • August49 (7.7%)
  • September60 (9.5%)
  • October48 (7.6%)
  • November52 (8.2%)
  • December58 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight482 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (63%)
  • Wet or damp222 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph357 (56%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph236 (37%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (14%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20180 (20%)
  • 21 to 25117 (13%)
  • 26 to 35145 (16%)
  • 36 to 4594 (10%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7%)
  • 56 to 6574 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7566 (7.3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (56%)
  • Passenger273 (30%)
  • Pedestrian125 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (67%)
  • Motorcycle123 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 128th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1987: 98, including 3 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48498132345
2ndA405177417
3rdA483460015
4thA4832951213
5thA4762844115
6thA4741929210
7thB4309172109
8thA485152105
9thB4297142004
10thB4304141716
11thA4138122307
12thA482122006
13thB4308101706
14thB431091004
15thB430071903
16thB43177703
17thA40666604
18thA406961004
19thA47761313
20thB43065711

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1987

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1987: 153.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1987

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1987: 158.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years