Skip to main content
CrashStats

Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2014, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (449), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 2014
410
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
557
Down 10% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2014

2% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight33281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight46383%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 410, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 410
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.6%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May39 (9.5%)
  • June33 (8%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August29 (7.1%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December32 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (63%)
  • Wet or damp138 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (46%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (32%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout40 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (10%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist28 (5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2083 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (15%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.5%)
  • Over 7527 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (68%)
  • Passenger142 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 121st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2014

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2014, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2014: 54, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40548227
2ndA484477107
3rdA483253625
4thA48233211
5thA4138151803
6thB4297152313
7thB4304141902
8thA4069101201
9thA476101401
10thA48591510
11thA40686802
12thA4826701
13thB43096801
14thA40665804
15thM45700
16thB43064802
17thB43124401
18thB42983300
19thB43023300
20thB43103301

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2014

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2014: 66.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2014

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2014: 69.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years