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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2024, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2023 (322), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 2024
317
Down 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
473
Up 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
14
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2024

4.4% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2024 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.4%
  • Serious12439%
  • Slight17956%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.6%
  • Serious14831%
  • Slight30865%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 317, down 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March36 (11%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June28 (8.8%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October23 (7.3%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (62%)
  • Wet or damp120 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph87 (27%)
  • 30 mph59 (19%)
  • 40 mph48 (15%)
  • 50 mph28 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph72 (23%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3577 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (11%)
  • 66 to 7537 (7.8%)
  • Over 7530 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (65%)
  • Passenger137 (29%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (72%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 98th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2024

Tyisha, Carmarthenshire, SA15 1SB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2024, with 15 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A40 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2024: 26, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40264238
2ndA484243208
3rdA48204225
4thB4304161606
5thA476142006
6thA483121504
7thA485122107
8thA4138102005
9thA4747902
10thB429771313
11thB430061103
12thA48251404
13thB43095702
14thB43335601
15thA40694712
16thB43024803
17thB43084901
18thB43124601
19thB44594702
20thA4773912

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2024

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2024: 45.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2024

SA15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2024: 53.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2024, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years