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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2023, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2022 (297), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 2023
322
Up 8% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
427
Up 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2023

0.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2023 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious11536%
  • Slight20463%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious13431%
  • Slight29068%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 322, up 8% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 322
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.3%)
  • February28 (8.7%)
  • March20 (6.2%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May23 (7.1%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July29 (9%)
  • August30 (9.3%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November28 (8.7%)
  • December24 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (55%)
  • Wet or damp141 (44%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (12%)
  • 30 mph111 (34%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph25 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph94 (29%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3578 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (7.5%)
  • Over 7528 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (68%)
  • Passenger98 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 101st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2023

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2023, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2023: 28, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4842832011
2ndA40253005
3rdA48222906
4thA483121608
5thB4304121305
6thA485111702
7thB429791301
8thB430891105
9thB430981904
10thA413871211
11thA4767712
12thM471300
13thA4745802
14thB43065600
15thA40694402
16thB43334601
17thA4823302
18thB42993303
19thB43003502
20thB43123302

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2023

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2023: 56.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2023

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2023: 57.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2023, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years