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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2021, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (277), and casualties rose from 352.

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

Collisions in 2021
301
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
385
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2021

2.3% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight23076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7319%
  • Slight30479%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 301, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 301
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (8.3%)
  • Sunday53 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.3%)
  • February9 (3%)
  • March26 (8.6%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May21 (7%)
  • June35 (12%)
  • July41 (14%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September24 (8%)
  • October28 (9.3%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December21 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (69%)
  • Wet or damp86 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph146 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph75 (25%)
  • 70 mph22 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6567 (17%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.5%)
  • Over 7521 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (68%)
  • Passenger92 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (11%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2021

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2021 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Carmarthenshire ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 108th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2021

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2021, with 15 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2021: 41, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484414609
2ndA403853112
3rdA48213216
4thA476131401
5thA483131603
6thB4304131902
7thA4138121601
8thM48911
9thA40696602
10thB42976601
11thB43086701
12thB431261101
13thB43065601
14thA4744401
15thA4854501
16thB43104411
17thA40663600
18thA4823301
19thB43003602
20thB44593300

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2021

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2021: 60.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2021

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2021: 59.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years