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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2008, and 810 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (597), and casualties fell from 857.

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

Collisions in 2008
555
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
810
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2008

1.6% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight47686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious8711%
  • Slight71388%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 555, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.8%)
  • February44 (7.9%)
  • March50 (9%)
  • April58 (10%)
  • May40 (7.2%)
  • June30 (5.4%)
  • July42 (7.6%)
  • August37 (6.7%)
  • September54 (9.7%)
  • October46 (8.3%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December48 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other24 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (54%)
  • Wet or damp229 (41%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph263 (47%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph207 (37%)
  • 70 mph51 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (75%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20177 (22%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (16%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 5596 (12%)
  • 56 to 6566 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (60%)
  • Passenger248 (31%)
  • Pedestrian75 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car785 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 102nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2008

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2008, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2008: 55, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484557624
2ndA48527225
3rdA40517507
4thA485203703
5thA476192802
6thB4309141612
7thB4306132104
8thA483121701
9thA474111810
10thA4138101903
11thA48291701
12thB430081601
13thB430471300
14thB433371300
15thA406661101
16thA40696901
17thB42996601
18thB43106701
19thA40685600
20thB42975803

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2008

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2008: 74.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2008

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2008: 82.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years