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A48 road traffic accidents

14,537 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The A48 appears in 14,537 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 21,189 casualties. Of these collisions, 407 were fatal and 2,615 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 19% on 2024.

All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
407
Serious
2,615
Casualties
21,189
2025 128
2024 108
2023 107
2022 97
2021 129
2020 120
2019 151
2018 142
2017 136
2016 176
2015 188
2014 205
2013 208
2012 203
2011 207
2010 207
2009 250
2008 296
2007 318
2006 344
2005 356
2004 390
2003 389
2002 372
2001 357
2000 399
1999 370
1998 361
1997 405
1996 333
1995 333
1994 398
1993 402
1992 423
1991 419
1990 420
1989 495
1988 480
1987 424
1986 400
1985 397
1984 431
1983 379
1982 403
1981 412
1980 414
1979 455

Cardiff

1,646 recorded here

Newport

1,542 recorded here

Carmarthenshire

912 recorded here

Wye Valley

840 recorded here

Neath Port Talbot

703 recorded here

Swansea

595 recorded here

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Cardiff

1,023 recorded along the A48

Newport (Newport)

536 recorded along the A48

Swansea

266 recorded along the A48

Port Talbot

263 recorded along the A48

Baglan

143 recorded along the A48

Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes

127 recorded along the A48

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 2012620215373

Slight
51.4578, -3.3401
4 vehicles 3 casualties
MITSUBISHI ASX (2y) MERCEDES C CLASS (1y) TOYOTA AURIS (2y) VAUXHALL MERIVA
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Accident 201263AC06012

Slight
51.7460, -4.0640
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD TRANSIT (1y) KIA RIO (1y)
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Accident 2012620215259

Slight
51.4954, -3.5668
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HYUNDAI COUPE Motorcycle over 500cc
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Accident 2012530206551

Slight
51.6498, -2.6578
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW X1 (2y) SAAB 9-5
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Accident 2012620215369

Slight
51.6287, -3.8211
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Car FORD KA
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Accident 2012620215474

Slight
51.6330, -3.8362
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD TRANSIT VAUXHALL COMBO
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Accident 2012620215125

Slight
51.5047, -3.1984
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL COMBO Car
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Accident 2012620215115

Slight
51.6332, -3.8370
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL INSIGNIA (1y) RENAULT MEGANE
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Accident 201263AC04912

Slight
51.8456, -4.3033
2 vehicles 3 casualties
PEUGEOT 306 FORD FOCUS (3y)
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Accident 2012620215099

Slight
51.5284, -3.1315
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT SEAT LEON
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Accident 2012620215052

Slight
51.5075, -3.1452
1 vehicle 3 casualties
RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 2012530206280

Serious
51.8259, -2.3905
3 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT MEGANE VAUXHALL ASTRA VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 2012610028312

Slight
51.6094, -2.8914
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW X5 Vehicle
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Accident 2012610010912

Slight
51.5768, -2.9725
5 vehicles 2 casualties
Car FORD FIESTA FIAT 500 (1y) FORD FIESTA (3y) FORD KA
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Accident 2012610009012

Slight
51.5665, -3.0343
2 vehicles 1 casualty
MERCEDES A CLASS MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 2012620215163

Slight
51.5950, -3.7868
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA Car VAUXHALL ASTRA
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Accident 2012610011312

Slight
51.6169, -2.7102
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN TOURAN MERCEDES A CLASS
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Accident 2012620215594

Slight
51.4749, -3.2515
2 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT CLIO (4y) FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2012530205983

Slight
51.8522, -2.3328
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT FORD MONDEO (3y)
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Accident 2012610034612

Slight
51.5662, -3.0338
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
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