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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 665 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1988, and 965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 257 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (633), and casualties rose from 899.

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

Collisions in 1988
665
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
965
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
29
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
257
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1988

4.4% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1988 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal294.4%
  • Serious25739%
  • Slight37957%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal323.3%
  • Serious35437%
  • Slight57960%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 665, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (10%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (19%)
  • Sunday92 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.9%)
  • February41 (6.2%)
  • March63 (9.5%)
  • April46 (6.9%)
  • May68 (10%)
  • June45 (6.8%)
  • July62 (9.3%)
  • August64 (9.6%)
  • September70 (11%)
  • October59 (8.9%)
  • November48 (7.2%)
  • December53 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (58%)
  • Wet or damp270 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (50%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph277 (42%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway602 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant636 (66%)
  • Pedestrian119 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20231 (24%)
  • 21 to 25161 (17%)
  • 26 to 35148 (15%)
  • 36 to 45117 (12%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (53%)
  • Passenger335 (35%)
  • Pedestrian119 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car840 (73%)
  • Motorcycle106 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 128th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1988: 76, including 6 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48476102630
2ndA4069118120
3rdA4763958115
4thA4833959113
5thA483666216
6thA4851828110
7thB42971829012
8thB4309182125
9thA474151806
10thA4138131914
11thB4308131806
12thA477101714
13thB4306101005
14thA421491014
15thA48291406
16thB431291305
17thB430381103
18thB43048803
19thB431081213
20thA406671103

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1988

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1988: 117.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1988

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1988: 127.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1988, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years