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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1998, and 900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (568), and casualties fell from 922.

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

Collisions in 1998
563
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
900
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1998

2.7% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious12121%
  • Slight42776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious15517%
  • Slight72981%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 563, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday99 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.2%)
  • February49 (8.7%)
  • March39 (6.9%)
  • April54 (9.6%)
  • May56 (9.9%)
  • June56 (9.9%)
  • July46 (8.2%)
  • August54 (9.6%)
  • September44 (7.8%)
  • October42 (7.5%)
  • November47 (8.3%)
  • December41 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds397 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (56%)
  • Wet or damp233 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph270 (48%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph218 (39%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant675 (75%)
  • Pedestrian76 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1571 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20165 (18%)
  • 21 to 25102 (11%)
  • 26 to 35166 (18%)
  • 36 to 45128 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (56%)
  • Passenger318 (35%)
  • Pedestrian76 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car805 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5%)
  • Motorcycle48 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 148th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1998: 62, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48462104113
2ndA4060117419
3rdA476314209
4thA483304208
5thA48295826
6thA4138223625
7thA485133405
8thB4297131700
9thA474111712
10thB4309101502
11thB430891503
12thA406981102
13thA47781503
14thA48282221
15thB430081000
16thB431271201
17thA406651002
18thB43045701
19thB430651001
20thA4784901

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1998

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1998: 99.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1998

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1998: 98.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years