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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2017, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (404), and casualties fell from 539.

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

Collisions in 2017
373
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
516
Down 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2017

2.1% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious6618%
  • Slight29980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight43284%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 373, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 373
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (9.7%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.8%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March33 (8.8%)
  • April24 (6.4%)
  • May37 (9.9%)
  • June22 (5.9%)
  • July30 (8%)
  • August26 (7%)
  • September35 (9.4%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November33 (8.8%)
  • December33 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (56%)
  • Wet or damp156 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph168 (45%)
  • 40 mph47 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph106 (28%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (78%)
  • Roundabout46 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (13%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5572 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7548 (9.3%)
  • Over 7528 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (65%)
  • Passenger145 (28%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 112th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2017

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2017, with 15 collisions.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2017: 44, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404467211
2ndA484374316
3rdA48274605
4thA483243110
5thA485172110
6thA476132102
7thB4304121202
8thB4297111203
9thA413881302
10thB431281212
11thB43086701
12thA40695513
13thA40664702
14thA40684402
15thB43064500
16thB43094500
17thB45564700
18thA4783600
19thA4823401
20thB42993301

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2017

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2017: 54.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2017

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2017: 60.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years