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Newcastle Emlyn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
133
2,437th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
179
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
30
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Newcastle Emlyn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious3023%
  • Slight10176%

What the data shows

  • Newcastle Emlyn had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Newcastle Emlyn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newcastle Emlyn, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Newcastle Emlyn.

Where Newcastle Emlyn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,437th
Most casualties
2,429th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday29 (22%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday9 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (6%)
  • 30 mph117 (88%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant90 (50%)
  • Pedestrian48 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newcastle Emlyn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle Emlyn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Newcastle Emlyn peaked at 7 in 1981; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202322
202223
202133
202000
201958
201800
201733
201633
201511
201422
201311
201224
201125
201066
200956
200823
200755
200644
200513
200445
200333
2002512
200133
200022
199956
199834
199756
199600
199522
199436
199300
199268
199133
199000
198900
198836
198733
198614
198556
198445
198369
198258
198179
198023
197911

Map of recent crashes in Newcastle Emlyn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newcastle Emlyn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newcastle Emlyn

The 24 most recent collisions in Newcastle Emlyn happened between 19 April 2014 and 16 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newcastle Emlyn

The A484 has the most collisions in Newcastle Emlyn, 51 of 133 (38%), followed by the A475 (30).

Collisions in Newcastle Emlyn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484517819
2ndA475303005
3rdB43332939011
4thB457191412

Council areas covering Newcastle Emlyn

Collisions in Newcastle Emlyn were recorded in 2 council areas. Carmarthenshire has 106 of 133 (80%).

Collisions in Newcastle Emlyn by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCarmarthenshire106143122
2ndCeredigion273618

Postcode district for Newcastle Emlyn

All 133 collisions in Newcastle Emlyn were in the SA38 postcode district.