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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 639 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2004, and 928 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (603), and casualties rose from 902.

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

Collisions in 2004
639
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
928
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2004

2% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious11718%
  • Slight50980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious15216%
  • Slight76182%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 639, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.3%)
  • February39 (6.1%)
  • March56 (8.8%)
  • April55 (8.6%)
  • May50 (7.8%)
  • June53 (8.3%)
  • July52 (8.1%)
  • August56 (8.8%)
  • September57 (8.9%)
  • October73 (11%)
  • November59 (9.2%)
  • December49 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (58%)
  • Wet or damp246 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (43%)
  • 40 mph56 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph270 (42%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (82%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant699 (75%)
  • Pedestrian71 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20157 (17%)
  • 21 to 25108 (12%)
  • 26 to 35153 (16%)
  • 36 to 45146 (16%)
  • 46 to 55114 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5%)
  • Over 7530 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (62%)
  • Passenger282 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car921 (80%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 108th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2004

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2004, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2004: 73, including 6 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4073101612
2ndA484669509
3rdA483415309
4thA48294602
5thA476223104
6thA485203604
7thB4304192505
8thB4297182304
9thA4138152713
10thB4306142005
11thB4310142103
12thA474121302
13thB4309122302
14thB4308112004
15thA482101104
16thB431781101
17thB43338901
18thA40687812
19thA40666800
20thA40696702

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2004

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2004: 108.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2004

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2004: 105.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2004, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years