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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2011, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2010 (478), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2011
497
Up 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
687
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2011

1% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight41784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious8212%
  • Slight60087%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 497, up 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (10%)
  • February29 (5.8%)
  • March44 (8.9%)
  • April44 (8.9%)
  • May41 (8.2%)
  • June44 (8.9%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August46 (9.3%)
  • September30 (6%)
  • October40 (8%)
  • November32 (6.4%)
  • December41 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight381 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (65%)
  • Wet or damp152 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph246 (49%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph167 (34%)
  • 70 mph30 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (75%)
  • Roundabout64 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (18%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (15%)
  • 36 to 45101 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6%)
  • Over 7532 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (67%)
  • Passenger178 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 92nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2011

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2011, with 23 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2011: 52, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484527803
2ndA404871011
3rdA48416716
4thA483253514
5thA476243606
6thA485162207
7thA474151803
8thB4304141814
9thA4138131611
10thB4309121303
11thB430891100
12thB431791002
13thA40697802
14thB42977901
15thA4775800
16thA4825702
17thB43005602
18thM45901
19thB43104600
20thA40663500

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2011

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2011: 92.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2011

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2011: 94.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years