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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2003, and 902 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (584), and casualties rose from 856.

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

Collisions in 2003
603
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
902
Up 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2003

1.3% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious11719%
  • Slight47879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious15617%
  • Slight73882%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 603, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.1%)
  • February47 (7.8%)
  • March44 (7.3%)
  • April46 (7.6%)
  • May50 (8.3%)
  • June49 (8.1%)
  • July64 (11%)
  • August47 (7.8%)
  • September46 (7.6%)
  • October46 (7.6%)
  • November56 (9.3%)
  • December59 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (59%)
  • Wet or damp225 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Mud4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (46%)
  • 40 mph42 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph240 (40%)
  • 70 mph40 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (75%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant44 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20158 (18%)
  • 21 to 25107 (12%)
  • 26 to 35153 (17%)
  • 36 to 45140 (16%)
  • 46 to 55103 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (63%)
  • Passenger269 (30%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car864 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 118th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2003

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2003, with 30 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2003: 72, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48472116413
2ndA404678110
3rdA476335105
4thA48325607
5thA483314408
6thA4138203504
7thA485203214
8thA474182303
9thB4297141901
10thB4309131703
11thB4308101402
12thB4317101914
13thB43108902
14thA47771212
15thA48271504
16thA40666900
17thA406961001
18thB43026701
19thB445961402
20thB43125900

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2003

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2003: 102.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2003

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2003: 105.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years