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SA15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
4,298
773rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,698
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
71 people killed
Serious collisions
1,143
1,365 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
54
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SA15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal681.6%
  • Serious1,14327%
  • Slight3,08772%

What the data shows

  • SA15 had 531 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 784 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in SA15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 904 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA15, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in SA15.

Where SA15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
773rd
Most casualties
788th
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
252nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday609 (14%)
  • Tuesday589 (14%)
  • Wednesday615 (14%)
  • Thursday661 (15%)
  • Friday719 (17%)
  • Saturday662 (15%)
  • Sunday443 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,148 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit915 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting168 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,561 (83%)
  • Roundabout262 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road254 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway178 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph92 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph3,550 (83%)
  • 40 mph141 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph41 (1%)
  • 60 mph470 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,203 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds695 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds115 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds71 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other130 (3%)
  • Not recorded57 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,196 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,071 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist619 (11%)
  • Cyclist396 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant142 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant110 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant80 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA15 peaked at 158 in 1987; 2025 had 54.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 54
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255464
20245361
20235776
20223655
20215978
20204653
20196581
20185983
20175164
20165176
20156680
20146283
20137795
20126382
201194120
20106895
200977110
200883118
200797130
200697131
200592121
200498140
2003105145
200298137
2001101142
200089117
199983116
199884113
199787133
1996100140
1995109142
199494122
199385115
199293108
1991107143
1990121160
1989124169
1988127162
1987158220
1986122171
1985142201
1984140158
1983105125
1982129155
1981122157
1980125163
1979143188

Map of recent crashes in SA15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA15

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA15

The 24 most recent collisions in SA15 happened between 11 July and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA15

The A484 has the most collisions in SA15, 883 of 4,298 (21%), followed by the B4304 (340).

Collisions in SA15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4848831,16918229
2ndB4304340452580
3rdB430933646610101
4thA476264350163
5thB4308190332160
6thB4317159217541
7thB430697125438
8thA421485105226
9thA41384874014
10thB42973543010
11thB43036701
12thA43044400
13thB41374502

Council area for SA15

SA15 is in Carmarthenshire, where police recorded 25,619 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SA15 accounts for 17% of them.

Towns in SA15

Collisions in SA15 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Llanelli (3,058) and Pwll (138).