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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 576 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1996, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1995 (614), and casualties fell from 894.

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

Collisions in 1996
576
Down 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
869
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1996

1.7% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1996 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious14225%
  • Slight42474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious19322%
  • Slight66677%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 576, down 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday97 (17%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (11%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (17%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.3%)
  • February37 (6.4%)
  • March49 (8.5%)
  • April43 (7.5%)
  • May56 (9.7%)
  • June46 (8%)
  • July53 (9.2%)
  • August50 (8.7%)
  • September42 (7.3%)
  • October53 (9.2%)
  • November54 (9.4%)
  • December51 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (58%)
  • Wet or damp220 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (51%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph204 (35%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (72%)
  • Pedestrian91 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1569 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20145 (17%)
  • 21 to 2583 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35170 (20%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7566 (7.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (53%)
  • Passenger320 (37%)
  • Pedestrian91 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle41 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 143rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1996: 79, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48479103017
2ndA4057100315
3rdA48315425
4thA483293907
5thA485294008
6thA476203003
7thB4309142223
8thA4138122101
9thB4304121603
10thB4297111302
11thA477102202
12thA406691314
13thA421381102
14thA47481601
15thB430681102
16thB430871200
17thB42995601
18thB430251103
19thB433351002
20thA40694603

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1996

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1996: 115.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1996

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1996: 100.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years