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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 576 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2000, and 858 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (580), and casualties rose from 848.

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

Collisions in 2000
576
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
858
Up 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2000

1.6% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2000 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious14625%
  • Slight42173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious18622%
  • Slight66377%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 576, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (12%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday105 (18%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.1%)
  • February40 (6.9%)
  • March29 (5%)
  • April49 (8.5%)
  • May52 (9%)
  • June54 (9.4%)
  • July51 (8.9%)
  • August47 (8.2%)
  • September49 (8.5%)
  • October37 (6.4%)
  • November69 (12%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (53%)
  • Wet or damp256 (44%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph258 (45%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph247 (43%)
  • 70 mph29 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant642 (75%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (14%)
  • 21 to 2589 (10%)
  • 26 to 35190 (22%)
  • 36 to 45126 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.7%)
  • Over 7529 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (60%)
  • Passenger263 (31%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car813 (78%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 137th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2000: 71, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48471115119
2ndA4062102020
3rdA482736011
4thA483274217
5thA476234208
6thA485213518
7thA4138192713
8thA474132105
9thA482122003
10thB4297121703
11thB4312121901
12thA4066112012
13thA406981501
14thB43048912
15thB431781704
16thB43006902
17thB43086702
18thB43096601
19thB43106800
20thA4775601

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2000

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2000: 104.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2000

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2000: 95.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2000, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years