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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2002, and 856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (610), and casualties fell from 890.

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

Collisions in 2002
584
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
856
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2002 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious12822%
  • Slight44877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious16519%
  • Slight68280%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 584, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (12%)
  • Friday115 (20%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.8%)
  • February40 (6.8%)
  • March50 (8.6%)
  • April42 (7.2%)
  • May61 (10%)
  • June46 (7.9%)
  • July51 (8.7%)
  • August58 (9.9%)
  • September45 (7.7%)
  • October42 (7.2%)
  • November52 (8.9%)
  • December57 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other27 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (57%)
  • Wet or damp244 (42%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (48%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph239 (41%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant641 (75%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist24 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20134 (16%)
  • 21 to 25115 (13%)
  • 26 to 35147 (17%)
  • 36 to 45141 (16%)
  • 46 to 5592 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7555 (6.4%)
  • Over 7530 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider516 (60%)
  • Passenger269 (31%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car812 (78%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 124th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2002

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2002, with 36 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2002: 69, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4846994017
2ndA405994017
3rdA48335007
4thA483334006
5thA476325024
6thA4138223214
7thA474141903
8thA485141701
9thB4297141904
10thB4309111604
11thA482101411
12thB430491500
13thB433391603
14thB431781103
15thA47771511
16thB430671502
17thB430871202
18thB431071503
19thA40696602
20thB431261202

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2002

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2002: 106.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2002

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2002: 107.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2002, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years