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Carmarthenshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2025, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2024 (317), and casualties rose from 473.

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

Collisions in 2025
375
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
498
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Carmarthenshire in 2025

2.9% of collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2025 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.3% and 28% in Carmarthenshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious14639%
  • Slight21858%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious16533%
  • Slight32164%

Carmarthenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carmarthenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 375, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 375
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February24 (6.4%)
  • March32 (8.5%)
  • April33 (8.8%)
  • May27 (7.2%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July29 (7.7%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September31 (8.3%)
  • October36 (9.6%)
  • November31 (8.3%)
  • December34 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (69%)
  • Wet or damp110 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph101 (27%)
  • 30 mph70 (19%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph27 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph109 (29%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout37 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant36 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 2058 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6563 (13%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7.2%)
  • Over 7533 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (72%)
  • Passenger102 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (11%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carmarthenshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Carmarthenshire had the 78th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Carmarthenshire in 2025

Llannon, Carmarthenshire, SA14 6RJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carmarthenshire in 2025, with 16 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Carmarthenshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A484 had the most collisions in Carmarthenshire in 2025: 37, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carmarthenshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4843754113
2ndA403456114
3rdA483143211
4thA483172309
5thA4138151817
6thA476141717
7thB4297121203
8thA485111302
9thB4304111616
10thB4310101316
11thB433361204
12thA40665701
13thB43095802
14thB43375602
15thM45702
16thA40694502
17thB43084600
18thB43174400
19thB45564603
20thA4743401

Towns in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2025

Llanelli had the most collisions of any town in Carmarthenshire in 2025: 57.

Postcode districts in Carmarthenshire: crashes in 2025

SA14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carmarthenshire in 2025: 82.

Latest crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Carmarthenshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Carmarthenshire road accidents in other years