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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2009, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (555), and casualties fell from 810.

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

Collisions in 2009
512
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
758
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
15
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2009

2.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight43184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight66387%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 512, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7%)
  • February34 (6.6%)
  • March38 (7.4%)
  • April37 (7.2%)
  • May49 (9.6%)
  • June44 (8.6%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August42 (8.2%)
  • September46 (9%)
  • October48 (9.4%)
  • November38 (7.4%)
  • December44 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (55%)
  • Wet or damp202 (39%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph252 (49%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph184 (36%)
  • 70 mph41 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout50 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (75%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20145 (19%)
  • 21 to 2568 (9%)
  • 26 to 35124 (16%)
  • 36 to 45109 (14%)
  • 46 to 55106 (14%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.9%)
  • Over 7528 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (64%)
  • Passenger208 (27%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car800 (80%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 103rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2009

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2009, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2009: 59, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405981210
2ndA484548139
3rdA483466506
4thA48406245
5thA476243602
6thA485213604
7thB4297162013
8thA4138132502
9thB4304132301
10thA4069101203
11thA482101512
12thB431791110
13thB430881510
14thB43007902
15thB430971101
16thB433371112
17thA47761500
18thA40665800
19thB43064600
20thB43104400

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2009

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2009: 78.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2009

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2009: 77.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2009, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years