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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1989, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 267 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (665), and casualties rose from 965.

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

Collisions in 1989
717
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,004
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
267
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1989 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious26737%
  • Slight43861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious33233%
  • Slight66066%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 717, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday86 (12%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday115 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (18%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.1%)
  • February58 (8.1%)
  • March58 (8.1%)
  • April46 (6.4%)
  • May51 (7.1%)
  • June67 (9.3%)
  • July61 (8.5%)
  • August68 (9.5%)
  • September61 (8.5%)
  • October61 (8.5%)
  • November75 (10%)
  • December60 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded89 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded91 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (55%)
  • Wet or damp218 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded89 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (52%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph288 (40%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway631 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant622 (62%)
  • Pedestrian123 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20239 (24%)
  • 21 to 25150 (15%)
  • 26 to 35148 (15%)
  • 36 to 45116 (12%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (57%)
  • Passenger306 (30%)
  • Pedestrian123 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (72%)
  • Motorcycle118 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 123rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1989: 85, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48485127129
2ndA406790216
3rdA4834161110
4thA4763466214
5thA48294529
6thB4297263818
7thA485212907
8thA474182306
9thA477162504
10thA482141805
11thA4138121607
12thB4312101204
13thB4317101614
14thB4333101607
15thA406991004
16thB430892206
17thB430991105
18thA42137702
19thA42147703
20thA47861206

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1989

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1989: 128.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1989

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1989: 124.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years