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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2001, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2000 (576), and casualties rose from 858.

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

Collisions in 2001
610
Up 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
890
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
18
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2001

3% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious11920%
  • Slight47378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious16418%
  • Slight70379%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 610, up 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (17%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.5%)
  • February42 (6.9%)
  • March43 (7%)
  • April52 (8.5%)
  • May45 (7.4%)
  • June42 (6.9%)
  • July57 (9.3%)
  • August56 (9.2%)
  • September58 (9.5%)
  • October49 (8%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December52 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (62%)
  • Wet or damp210 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph293 (48%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph232 (38%)
  • 70 mph41 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (75%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (14%)
  • 21 to 25120 (13%)
  • 26 to 35176 (20%)
  • 36 to 45131 (15%)
  • 46 to 5591 (10%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.8%)
  • Over 7530 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (60%)
  • Passenger283 (32%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car910 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle49 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 127th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2001

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2001, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2001: 68, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4068112215
2ndA4846478114
3rdA483375629
4thA48365835
5thA476232905
6thA4138213305
7thB4297172402
8thA485132103
9thB4308101402
10thB4333101302
11thB430491202
12thB430992002
13thB431091711
14thB431791222
15thA40698812
16thA47781701
17thA48281001
18thA47471004
19thB431271011
20thB43065910

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2001

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2001: 126.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2001

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2001: 101.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years