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Llanelli road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,471 road traffic collisions in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 1,112 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 57 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
4,471
232nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,831
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
56 people killed
Serious collisions
1,112
1,286 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
57
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Llanelli

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.2%
  • Serious1,11225%
  • Slight3,30674%

What the data shows

  • Llanelli had 543 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 789 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Llanelli were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,017 children under 16 were killed or injured in Llanelli, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Llanelli.

Where Llanelli ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
232nd
Most casualties
225th
Most fatal collisions
209th
Most serious collisions
168th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday648 (14%)
  • Tuesday600 (13%)
  • Wednesday651 (15%)
  • Thursday706 (16%)
  • Friday755 (17%)
  • Saturday670 (15%)
  • Sunday441 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,306 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,061 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,516 (79%)
  • Roundabout423 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road260 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway234 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph111 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph4,050 (91%)
  • 40 mph101 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph200 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,388 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds692 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds110 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other140 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,158 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,175 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist644 (11%)
  • Cyclist468 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant130 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant87 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant81 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Llanelli road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Llanelli, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Llanelli peaked at 153 in 1987; 2025 had 57.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 57
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255764
20244554
20235664
20223950
20216076
20204960
20196577
20185984
20175467
20165986
20157087
20146685
201378100
20127699
201192123
20106297
200978102
200874105
200795120
200698130
2005108137
2004108150
2003102141
2002106150
2001126165
2000104147
199996131
1998100132
199793136
1996115167
1995108138
1994112141
199391109
199297124
1991107142
1990134169
1989128169
1988117147
1987153204
1986121166
1985142186
1984145170
1983108125
1982131158
1981119148
1980124161
1979144188

Map of recent crashes in Llanelli

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Llanelli

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Llanelli

The 24 most recent collisions in Llanelli happened between 1 August and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Llanelli

The A484 has the most collisions in Llanelli, 1,017 of 4,471 (23%), followed by the A476 (327).

Collisions in Llanelli on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4841,0171,35118271
2ndA476327443279
3rdB4304308395470
4thB4297222288143
5thA4138195298243
6thB4303114166135
7thA421485105226
8thB43096383111
9thB43085578015
10thA43044500

Council area for Llanelli

Llanelli is in Carmarthenshire, where police recorded 25,619 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Llanelli accounts for 17% of them.

Postcode districts in Llanelli

Collisions in Llanelli were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SA15 (3,058) and SA14 (1,413).