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Hendy and Fforest road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Hendy and Fforest, Carmarthenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
198
1,959th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
261
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
3 people killed
Serious collisions
54
66 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hendy and Fforest

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5427%
  • Slight14272%

What the data shows

  • Hendy and Fforest had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Hendy and Fforest were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hendy and Fforest, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Hendy and Fforest.

Where Hendy and Fforest ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,959th
Most casualties
1,953rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,661st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (19%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph164 (83%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (4%)
  • 70 mph4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant163 (62%)
  • Pedestrian40 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (12%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hendy and Fforest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hendy and Fforest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hendy and Fforest peaked at 12 in 1996; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202411
202333
202233
202144
202011
201922
201811
201746
201635
201500
201434
201344
201244
201111
201022
200944
200844
200700
2006810
200589
200459
2003810
2002811
200166
200044
199959
199846
199758
19961221
1995811
199433
199311
199211
1991811
199079
198922
198866
198789
198658
198534
198456
198333
1982513
198111
198069
197967

Map of recent crashes in Hendy and Fforest

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hendy and Fforest

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hendy and Fforest

The 24 most recent collisions in Hendy and Fforest happened between 29 February 2016 and 20 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hendy and Fforest

The A4138 has the most collisions in Hendy and Fforest, 104 of 198 (53%), followed by the A48 (32).

Collisions in Hendy and Fforest on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4138104150135
2ndA48323818
3rdB4306182103
4thM45601

Council areas covering Hendy and Fforest

Collisions in Hendy and Fforest were recorded in 2 council areas. Carmarthenshire has 194 of 198 (98%).

Collisions in Hendy and Fforest by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCarmarthenshire194257253
2ndSwansea4401

Postcode district for Hendy and Fforest

All 198 collisions in Hendy and Fforest were in the SA4 postcode district.