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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2013, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2012 (479), and casualties fell from 713.

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

Collisions in 2013
449
Down 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
619
Down 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2013

2.2% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2013 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious7817%
  • Slight36180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight51984%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 449, down 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.7%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March27 (6%)
  • April38 (8.5%)
  • May41 (9.1%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September34 (7.6%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November52 (12%)
  • December29 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (62%)
  • Wet or damp148 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.3%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph217 (48%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (4%)
  • 60 mph162 (36%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (80%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (10%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 20101 (16%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.1%)
  • Over 7526 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (68%)
  • Passenger150 (24%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (77%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 92nd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2013

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2013, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2013: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484446505
2ndA40435518
3rdA48305423
4thA483285316
5thA485192314
6thB4309172802
7thB4297141604
8thB4304141601
9thA476121501
10thA4069111515
11thA482111512
12thA413891100
13thA4747701
14thB43126701
15thB42995701
16thA42144601
17thB43004410
18thB43364602
19thA4773511
20thA4783300

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2013

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2013: 78.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2013

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2013: 77.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2013, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years