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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2012, and 713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (497), and casualties rose from 687.

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

Collisions in 2012
479
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
713
Up 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2012

1% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight38280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10915%
  • Slight59884%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 479, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.1%)
  • February29 (6.1%)
  • March53 (11%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May42 (8.8%)
  • June39 (8.1%)
  • July46 (9.6%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September37 (7.7%)
  • October42 (8.8%)
  • November36 (7.5%)
  • December38 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (61%)
  • Wet or damp174 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph220 (46%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph186 (39%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (78%)
  • Roundabout52 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20114 (16%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 45121 (17%)
  • 46 to 5597 (14%)
  • 56 to 6560 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (65%)
  • Passenger205 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (76%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 88th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2012

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2012, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2012: 46, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484466614
2ndA40437438
3rdA48386204
4thA476222903
5thA483203303
6thA485172804
7thB4297152205
8thA4138131702
9thA482101211
10thB4304101202
11thA406991204
12thA47792203
13thB430991602
14thB431091501
15thA47481403
16thB430871001
17thA40686701
18thB43025802
19thB43125501
20thB43334701

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2012

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2012: 76.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2012

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2012: 84.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years