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SA16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 707 road traffic collisions in the SA16 postcode district, Carmarthenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 984 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 210 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
707
2,320th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
984
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
25 people killed
Serious collisions
210
257 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SA16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal233.3%
  • Serious21030%
  • Slight47467%

What the data shows

  • SA16 had 100 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 119 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in SA16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 154 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA16, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in SA16.

Where SA16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,320th
Most casualties
2,325th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
2,212th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (12%)
  • Wednesday95 (13%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday100 (14%)
  • Saturday123 (17%)
  • Sunday101 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight517 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway677 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (2%)
  • 30 mph507 (72%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph134 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant591 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (12%)
  • Pedestrian115 (12%)
  • Cyclist84 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA16 peaked at 28 in 1980; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251015
2024910
20231112
2022912
202169
202045
20191417
20181422
20171319
20161015
201533
2014612
201369
2012910
20111723
20101218
20091121
20082533
20071829
20061218
20051930
20041417
20032334
20021722
20012022
20001627
19991016
19981120
19971631
19961721
19951219
19941314
19931721
19922744
19911628
19902033
19891722
19881622
19872428
19861721
19851720
19842024
19831820
19822225
19812532
19802833
19791626

Map of recent crashes in SA16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA16

The 24 most recent collisions in SA16 happened between 27 April 2023 and 23 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA16

The A484 has the most collisions in SA16, 380 of 707 (54%), followed by the B4311 (96).

Collisions in SA16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48438057416115
2ndB431196124430
3rdB43173039110

Council area for SA16

SA16 is in Carmarthenshire, where police recorded 25,619 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SA16 accounts for 2.8% of them.

Towns in SA16

Collisions in SA16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Burry Port (315) and Pembrey (133).