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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2006, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005, and casualties rose from 894.

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

Collisions in 2006
591
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
895
Level with 2005
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2006

1.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight50686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious9811%
  • Slight78588%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 591, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (11%)
  • Wednesday99 (17%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.4%)
  • February49 (8.3%)
  • March41 (6.9%)
  • April43 (7.3%)
  • May47 (8%)
  • June53 (9%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August38 (6.4%)
  • September52 (8.8%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November57 (9.6%)
  • December48 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (62%)
  • Wet or damp220 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph281 (48%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph216 (37%)
  • 70 mph58 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (10%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant637 (71%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant43 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20162 (18%)
  • 21 to 25130 (15%)
  • 26 to 35151 (17%)
  • 36 to 45140 (16%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4%)
  • Over 7528 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider563 (63%)
  • Passenger264 (29%)
  • Pedestrian68 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle59 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 102nd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2006

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2006, with 45 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A48 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2006: 54, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48548014
2ndA484538243
3rdA40528316
4thA483374911
5thB4297253304
6thA485216302
7thA476203204
8thA474132403
9thB4308131604
10thB4306111701
11thB4309111403
12thB4312111801
13thA4138101710
14thA477102013
15thA482101902
16thA40699902
17thB430481300
18thA406661100
19thB432861102
20thA4784702

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2006

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2006: 98.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2006

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2006: 97.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years