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Kidwelly road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
118
2,607th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
142
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
33
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kidwelly

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious3328%
  • Slight8370%

What the data shows

  • Kidwelly had 11 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Kidwelly were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Kidwelly are between 6pm and 9pm, with 20% of collisions.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kidwelly, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Kidwelly ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,607th
Most casualties
2,727th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (14%)
  • Wednesday12 (10%)
  • Thursday24 (20%)
  • Friday17 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (19%)
  • Sunday12 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph98 (83%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph14 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (4.2%)
  • Other8 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant55 (39%)
  • Pedestrian42 (30%)
  • Cyclist19 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (13%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kidwelly road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kidwelly, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kidwelly peaked at 9 in 1983; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202322
202212
202111
202011
201900
201811
201700
201623
201511
201411
201322
201200
201122
201000
2009615
200833
200722
200633
200500
200433
200334
200222
200100
200044
199900
199823
199733
199600
199555
199411
199356
199235
199168
199033
198923
198833
198756
198633
1985810
198433
198399
198244
198123
198034
197955

Map of recent crashes in Kidwelly

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kidwelly

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kidwelly

The 24 most recent collisions in Kidwelly happened between 29 November 2008 and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kidwelly

The A484 has the most collisions in Kidwelly, 44 of 118 (37%), followed by the B4308 (16).

Collisions in Kidwelly on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4844452115
2ndB4308161803

Council area for Kidwelly

Kidwelly is in Carmarthenshire, where police recorded 25,619 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kidwelly accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Kidwelly

All 118 collisions in Kidwelly were in the SA17 postcode district.