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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2015, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2014 (410), and casualties rose from 557.

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

Collisions in 2015
436
Up 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
596
Up 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2015

1.8% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight34880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious9316%
  • Slight49483%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 436, up 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6%)
  • February31 (7.1%)
  • March33 (7.6%)
  • April38 (8.7%)
  • May43 (9.9%)
  • June30 (6.9%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November26 (6%)
  • December39 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (62%)
  • Wet or damp156 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (42%)
  • 40 mph58 (13%)
  • 50 mph40 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph123 (28%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (78%)
  • Roundabout49 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (5%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6564 (11%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.4%)
  • Over 7533 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (68%)
  • Passenger155 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 99th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2015

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2015, with 20 collisions.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2015: 58, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4845877010
2ndA404975211
3rdA483222907
4thA48203113
5thA485152613
6thA476141611
7thA4138111501
8thB4297111602
9thM4101601
10thA4749902
11thB430491200
12thB430991101
13thA40697900
14thA47771302
15thA4827701
16thB431271010
17thB43036800
18thB43086801
19thB43024601
20thA4783301

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2015

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2015: 70.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2015

SA14 and SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2015, with 66 each.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2015, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years