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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 780 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1990, and 1,160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 271 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1989 (717), and casualties rose from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 1990
780
Up 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,160
Up 16% on 1989
Fatal collisions
18
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
271
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1990

2.3% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1990 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious27135%
  • Slight49163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious35831%
  • Slight78368%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 780, up 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (12%)
  • Tuesday115 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday134 (17%)
  • Saturday135 (17%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.1%)
  • February52 (6.7%)
  • March73 (9.4%)
  • April57 (7.3%)
  • May62 (7.9%)
  • June70 (9%)
  • July75 (9.6%)
  • August75 (9.6%)
  • September71 (9.1%)
  • October52 (6.7%)
  • November74 (9.5%)
  • December64 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight574 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (59%)
  • Wet or damp302 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph364 (47%)
  • 40 mph46 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph326 (42%)
  • 70 mph39 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway690 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant774 (67%)
  • Pedestrian125 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (9%)
  • Cyclist39 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20245 (21%)
  • 21 to 25151 (13%)
  • 26 to 35177 (15%)
  • 36 to 45116 (10%)
  • 46 to 5589 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6592 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7586 (7.4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (53%)
  • Passenger421 (36%)
  • Pedestrian125 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car997 (73%)
  • Motorcycle98 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 112th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1990: 100, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40100166329
2ndA48485135334
3rdA4834258112
4thA483766015
5thA485356126
6thA476294549
7thA4138223419
8thB4309212919
9thA474182408
10thB4297171907
11thA477144306
12thA482142307
13thB4308122006
14thB4317121505
15thB4306101407
16thA47881313
17thB431281201
18thA42147901
19thB430071302
20thA40696702

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1990

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1990: 134.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1990

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1990: 121.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years