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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2007, and 857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (591), and casualties fell from 895.

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

Collisions in 2007
597
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
857
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2007

1.8% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight51686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious829.6%
  • Slight76389%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 597, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday88 (15%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.7%)
  • February53 (8.9%)
  • March56 (9.4%)
  • April49 (8.2%)
  • May52 (8.7%)
  • June50 (8.4%)
  • July41 (6.9%)
  • August41 (6.9%)
  • September52 (8.7%)
  • October48 (8%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December50 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (64%)
  • Wet or damp201 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (50%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph215 (36%)
  • 70 mph45 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (9%)
  • Roundabout50 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant615 (72%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant34 (4%)
  • Cyclist25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20169 (20%)
  • 21 to 25130 (15%)
  • 26 to 35144 (17%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 55102 (12%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.1%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider551 (64%)
  • Passenger228 (27%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car913 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 99th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2007

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area and Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2007, with 34 collisions each.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A40 and A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2007, with 62 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406210136
2ndA484629227
3rdA48446715
4thA483374913
5thA476304404
6thA485254011
7thB4297212803
8thB4317172300
9thB4309111901
10thA482101401
11thA406991010
12thA413891601
13thB430491301
14thB431291702
15thA4748801
16thB430881001
17thB43118801
18thA40666602
19thA40686900
20thB43066800

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2007

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2007: 95.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2007

SA14 and SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2007, with 97 each.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years