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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2020, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2019 (385), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 2020
277
Down 28% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
352
Down 31% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2020

2.2% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29784%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 277, down 28% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 277
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.7%)
  • February31 (11%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April10 (3.6%)
  • May14 (5.1%)
  • June16 (5.8%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August40 (14%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October16 (5.8%)
  • November17 (6.1%)
  • December17 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (5.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (61%)
  • Wet or damp100 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph132 (48%)
  • 40 mph28 (10%)
  • 50 mph25 (9%)
  • 60 mph62 (22%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (77%)
  • Roundabout31 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (7.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2046 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3570 (20%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.7%)
  • Over 7519 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (71%)
  • Passenger69 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (11%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 104th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2020

Carmarthen Town North and South, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2020, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2020: 27, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40273125
2ndA48243711
3rdA484212404
4thA483172103
5thA485131703
6thA4138101300
7thB430481400
8thA4767903
9thB42977801
10thA4746800
11thB43086601
12thB43096701
13thA40694402
14thB43064500
15thB43104502
16thA4823500
17thB42993402
18thB43033301
19thB43123300
20thM43600

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2020

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2020: 49.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2020

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2020: 46.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2020, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years