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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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Slight
51.6295, -3.8210
1 vehicle 2 casualties
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Slight
51.6313, -3.8375
2 vehicles 2 casualties
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Slight
51.7993, -2.4556
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Slight
51.8263, -2.3839
3 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2006620162053

Slight
51.6763, -3.9966
2 vehicles 3 casualties
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Accident 2006530189439

Serious
51.8370, -2.3574
1 vehicle 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 106
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Accident 2006530189437

Slight
51.8369, -2.3574
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car Car
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Accident 2006530189446

Slight
51.8524, -2.3282
2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 2006620161932

Slight
51.6167, -3.8092
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA VAUXHALL CAVALIER
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Accident 2006620161602

Slight
51.4652, -3.2828
2 vehicles 3 casualties
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Accident 2006530189327

Slight
51.7576, -2.4845
2 vehicles 2 casualties
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Slight
51.7450, -4.0655
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206 RENAULT LAGUNA
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Accident 2006620161515

Slight
51.4821, -3.2068
1 vehicle 1 casualty
ROVER 400 SERIES
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Accident 2006620162012

Slight
51.6668, -3.9247
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 200663AC56706

Slight
51.8511, -4.3052
2 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN MICRA FORD FOCUS
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Accident 2006620161072

Slight
51.5315, -3.0994
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Car VAUXHALL ZAFIRA (3y) FORD FOCUS
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Accident 2006620161617

Slight
51.6604, -3.9013
4 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA FIAT PUNTO (3y) VAUXHALL ASTRA MITSUBISHI Model Missing
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Accident 2006620161468

Slight
51.6144, -3.8044
2 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN AX HONDA CBR600F (1y)
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Accident 2006610099306

Serious
51.5673, -3.0294
2 vehicles 2 casualties
MERCEDES CLK CLASS (1y) JAGUAR X TYPE
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Accident 2006620160729

Slight
51.5309, -3.1100
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Car NISSAN ALMERA VAUXHALL CORSA (3y)
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