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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2018, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (373), and casualties rose from 516.

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

Collisions in 2018
378
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
518
Level with 2017
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7720%
  • Slight29478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight42181%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 378, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 378
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9%)
  • February37 (9.8%)
  • March14 (3.7%)
  • April17 (4.5%)
  • May33 (8.7%)
  • June36 (9.5%)
  • July31 (8.2%)
  • August47 (12%)
  • September30 (7.9%)
  • October36 (9.5%)
  • November32 (8.5%)
  • December31 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (62%)
  • Wet or damp135 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph151 (40%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph39 (10%)
  • 60 mph106 (28%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (77%)
  • Roundabout44 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2061 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (15%)
  • 56 to 6559 (11%)
  • 66 to 7541 (7.9%)
  • Over 7527 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (66%)
  • Passenger142 (27%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 103rd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2018

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2018, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2018: 41, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484415818
2ndA40375419
3rdA48223304
4thA483192004
5thA476182012
6thA485141903
7thA4069101204
8thB430491701
9thA413881304
10thM48911
11thA47471100
12thA47761310
13thB43086902
14thB42975701
15thB42995501
16thA40664600
17thA4824501
18thB43024620
19thB43094501
20thB43104400

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2018

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2018: 59.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2018

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2018: 59.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2018, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years