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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1999, and 848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (563), and casualties fell from 900.

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

Collisions in 1999
580
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
848
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
17
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 1999

2.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1999 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious13423%
  • Slight42974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious19223%
  • Slight63975%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 580, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday81 (14%)
  • Saturday97 (17%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.9%)
  • February42 (7.2%)
  • March47 (8.1%)
  • April50 (8.6%)
  • May48 (8.3%)
  • June44 (7.6%)
  • July53 (9.1%)
  • August59 (10%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October30 (5.2%)
  • November40 (6.9%)
  • December61 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (57%)
  • Wet or damp221 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.9%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (46%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph216 (37%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout23 (4%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (73%)
  • Pedestrian81 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20119 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 35189 (22%)
  • 36 to 45129 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6%)
  • Over 7536 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (57%)
  • Passenger280 (33%)
  • Pedestrian81 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (79%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 138th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 1999: 68, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48468101316
2ndA4067112514
3rdA48385924
4thA476335319
5thA483253607
6thA485224017
7thA4138213205
8thB4297193014
9thA474162713
10thA477131805
11thA48291002
12thB430891302
13thB430991406
14thB430481004
15thB43128803
16thB430071201
17thB431771113
18thA40665600
19thA40695602
20thB43025702

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1999

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 1999: 96.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 1999

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 1999: 93.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years