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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 568 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1997, and 922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (576), and casualties rose from 869.

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

Collisions in 1997
568
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
922
Up 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
24
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1997

4.2% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1997 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal244.2%
  • Serious13724%
  • Slight40772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.1%
  • Serious17719%
  • Slight71678%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 568, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (13%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday87 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (18%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.5%)
  • February43 (7.6%)
  • March48 (8.5%)
  • April47 (8.3%)
  • May51 (9%)
  • June43 (7.6%)
  • July46 (8.1%)
  • August42 (7.4%)
  • September61 (11%)
  • October42 (7.4%)
  • November46 (8.1%)
  • December45 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (62%)
  • Wet or damp198 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (48%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph225 (40%)
  • 70 mph40 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant690 (75%)
  • Pedestrian76 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20144 (16%)
  • 21 to 25113 (12%)
  • 26 to 35172 (19%)
  • 36 to 45112 (12%)
  • 46 to 5594 (10%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7561 (6.6%)
  • Over 7536 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (55%)
  • Passenger337 (37%)
  • Pedestrian76 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car837 (81%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 149th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1997: 67, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4067140320
2ndA48465116315
3rdA483315219
4thA48254204
5thA477243628
6thA476233414
7thA474192604
8thA4138162702
9thA485111713
10thA482101712
11thB4333101312
12thA48(M)91813
13thB429781604
14thA40667701
15thB431271312
16thA40696913
17thB430461512
18thB43066800
19thB43086801
20thB430961201

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1997

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1997: 93.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1997

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1997: 87.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1997, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years