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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2019, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (378), and casualties fell from 518.

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

Collisions in 2019
385
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
513
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2019

1.6% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight28474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious10721%
  • Slight40078%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 385, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 385
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (11%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.5%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April32 (8.3%)
  • May22 (5.7%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July35 (9.1%)
  • August36 (9.4%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November27 (7%)
  • December37 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (60%)
  • Wet or damp146 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph173 (45%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 50 mph36 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (24%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (79%)
  • Roundabout39 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (14%)
  • 56 to 6557 (11%)
  • 66 to 7548 (9.4%)
  • Over 7529 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (67%)
  • Passenger129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 96th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2019

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2019, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2019: 54, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405480015
2ndA484334307
3rdA48182615
4thA476142104
5thA483131903
6thA4069121814
7thB4297121502
8thA4138111502
9thA485111403
10thB4304111204
11thA48281104
12thB430881100
13thA421471102
14thA4747802
15thB430971001
16thB43066610
17thB43126802
18thB43105603
19thM451012
20thA40664403

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2019

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2019: 65.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2019

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2019: 66.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years