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SA40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in the SA40 postcode district, Carmarthenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
347
2,494th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
455
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
9 people killed
Serious collisions
96
116 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SA40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious9628%
  • Slight24470%

What the data shows

  • SA40 had 54 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 76 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in SA40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 37 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA40, 8.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in SA40.

Where SA40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,494th
Most casualties
2,508th
Most fatal collisions
2,498th
Most serious collisions
2,468th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph94 (27%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph207 (60%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant332 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA40 peaked at 13 in 2007; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588
202478
202334
202268
202122
202044
20191010
201858
201777
201622
2015913
201422
201366
201268
201167
201058
2009714
20081015
20071318
20061217
20051116
20041215
2003610
2002811
2001912
2000812
199968
199879
1997610
199678
1995711
1994910
19931118
19921213
199179
1990912
1989810
198845
198734
1986914
19851111
198466
19831213
1982812
198156
1980812
197989

Map of recent crashes in SA40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA40

The 24 most recent collisions in SA40 happened between 19 April 2022 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA40

The A485 has the most collisions in SA40, 155 of 347 (45%), followed by the B4337 (55).

Collisions in SA40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA485155209444
2ndB43375572016
3rdB43384657013
4thA475426018

Council areas covering SA40

Collisions in SA40 were recorded in 2 council areas. Carmarthenshire has 207 of 347 (60%).

Collisions in SA40 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCarmarthenshire207269464
2ndCeredigion139185332