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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 689 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1991, and 1,003 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 228 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (780), and casualties fell from 1,160.

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

Collisions in 1991
689
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,003
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
23
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
228
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1991

3.3% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1991 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.3%
  • Serious22833%
  • Slight43864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.7%
  • Serious30530%
  • Slight67167%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 689, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (17%)
  • Thursday92 (13%)
  • Friday104 (15%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.4%)
  • February31 (4.5%)
  • March51 (7.4%)
  • April50 (7.3%)
  • May56 (8.1%)
  • June61 (8.9%)
  • July52 (7.5%)
  • August84 (12%)
  • September61 (8.9%)
  • October68 (9.9%)
  • November61 (8.9%)
  • December56 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (56%)
  • Wet or damp271 (39%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (48%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph261 (38%)
  • 70 mph50 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant669 (67%)
  • Pedestrian124 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20220 (22%)
  • 21 to 25147 (15%)
  • 26 to 35158 (16%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5583 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7567 (6.7%)
  • Over 7536 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (55%)
  • Passenger326 (33%)
  • Pedestrian124 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car868 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle84 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Minibus15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1991

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1991 in Carmarthenshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 119th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1991: 92, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48492137422
2ndA4086136731
3rdA4833849011
4thA4763547010
5thA483454117
6thA474253213
7thA485203108
8thA4138172406
9thB4297172208
10thB4309121505
11thA482111503
12thA477102207
13thA421391203
14thA406981000
15thB43128912
16thB430671001
17thB430871105
18thA40665702
19thB43005601
20thB43045502

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1991

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1991: 107.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1991

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1991: 107.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1991, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years