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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2016, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (436), and casualties fell from 596.

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

Collisions in 2016
404
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
539
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2016

2.5% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious8621%
  • Slight30876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious9117%
  • Slight43781%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 404, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 404
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (21%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.4%)
  • February31 (7.7%)
  • March43 (11%)
  • April36 (8.9%)
  • May35 (8.7%)
  • June33 (8.2%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August24 (5.9%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October32 (7.9%)
  • November29 (7.2%)
  • December25 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (61%)
  • Wet or damp154 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph189 (47%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph32 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph113 (28%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (79%)
  • Roundabout45 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (12%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3588 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.9%)
  • Over 7538 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (67%)
  • Passenger139 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (74%)
  • Motorcycle69 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 110th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2016

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area and Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2016, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2016: 45, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4844554011
2ndA403648214
3rdA48294213
4thA483293617
5thA485131703
6thA476121901
7thA4069111215
8thA474101702
9thB430491200
10thB429781102
11thB431781310
12thA41387900
13thB430971203
14thB43025721
15thB43105700
16thA40664402
17thA40684501
18thB43084500
19thB43334802
20thM44400

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2016

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2016: 59.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2016

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2016: 73.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years