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SA38 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 734 road traffic collisions in the SA38 postcode district, Carmarthenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,081 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 203 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
734
2,307th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,081
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
203
271 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SA38

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious20328%
  • Slight51470%

What the data shows

  • SA38 had 114 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 154 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in SA38 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 115 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA38, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in SA38.

Where SA38 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,307th
Most casualties
2,292nd
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
2,228th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (12%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday114 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday139 (19%)
  • Saturday118 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight530 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting156 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway723 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph168 (23%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph507 (69%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant801 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian75 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA38 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA38, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA38 peaked at 28 in 1988; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025916
20241517
20231118
20221116
20211114
2020811
20191013
201859
20171620
20161825
20151520
20141114
20131213
2012912
20111520
20102134
20091723
20081519
20071824
20062126
20051422
20042339
20031932
20021831
20012130
20001519
19991829
19981624
19972332
19961323
1995915
19942437
19931425
19921926
19912027
19901925
19892135
19882840
19871418
19861738
19851620
19841933
19832229
19821217
19811319
19801121
1979811

Map of recent crashes in SA38

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA38

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA38

The 24 most recent collisions in SA38 happened between 3 January 2024 and 14 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA38

The A484 has the most collisions in SA38, 253 of 734 (34%), followed by the B4333 (171).

Collisions in SA38 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484253390674
2ndB4333171255449
3rdA47589117222
4thB4571396219
5thB4570202707
6thB4332162105

Council areas covering SA38

Collisions in SA38 were recorded in 3 council areas. Carmarthenshire has 402 of 734 (55%).

Collisions in SA38 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCarmarthenshire40257710102
2ndCeredigion3294967100
3rdPembrokeshire3801

Town in SA38

Of the 734 collisions in SA38, 133 (18%) were in Newcastle Emlyn.