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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2010, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2009 (512), and casualties fell from 758.

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

Collisions in 2010
478
Down 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
687
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2010

1.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight40084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious7611%
  • Slight60288%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 478, down 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (12%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February39 (8.2%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April38 (7.9%)
  • May35 (7.3%)
  • June54 (11%)
  • July47 (9.8%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September39 (8.2%)
  • October29 (6.1%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December27 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (62%)
  • Wet or damp141 (29%)
  • Frost or ice29 (6.1%)
  • Snow13 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph223 (47%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph173 (36%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout46 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (75%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20130 (19%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (17%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5589 (13%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.7%)
  • Over 7531 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (66%)
  • Passenger177 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car696 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 101st most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2010

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2010, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2010: 54, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484548425
2ndA404872113
3rdA48334214
4thA483233507
5thA4138153000
6thB4297152102
7thA474122102
8thA476121400
9thA485121813
10thB4312101403
11thA406991003
12thB430091500
13thB430681200
14thB430881201
15thB431781120
16thA4827912
17thB43097802
18thB43046700
19thB43105701
20thA40664601

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2010

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2010: 62.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2010

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2010: 74.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years