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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 2003620081799

Slight
51.4953, -3.5791
3 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA CITROEN ZX FORD FIESTA (1y)
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Accident 2003620081660

Slight
51.5138, -3.1433
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL VECTRA (2y) RENAULT LAGUNA (4y)
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Accident 2003620083321

Slight
51.5970, -3.7862
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT 5 AUDI A4
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Accident 2003620083233

Slight
51.5693, -3.7480
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SKODA FAVORIT (2y) Vehicle
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Accident 2003620081588

Slight
51.5138, -3.1433
3 vehicles 3 casualties
NISSAN MICRA LAND ROVER DISCOVERY (2y) MAZDA MX-5 (2y)
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Accident 2003620081607

Slight
51.4819, -3.2037
1 vehicle 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 2003610038803

Slight
51.5662, -3.0340
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206 VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 200363AC15803

Slight
51.8275, -4.1449
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Vehicle
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Accident 2003610072303

Slight
51.6012, -2.9242
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT Model Missing HYUNDAI COUPE
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Accident 2003620082955

Slight
51.5825, -3.7680
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Vehicle Vehicle (3y)
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Accident 200363AC16703

Serious
51.7459, -4.0640
2 vehicles 2 casualties
MERCEDES Model Missing VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 2003610110903

Slight
51.5797, -2.9956
3 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER 200 SERIES VOLVO V40 NISSAN ALMERA
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Accident 2003610038303

Slight
51.5662, -3.0338
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF DAEWOO LANOS (1y)
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Accident 2003620081425

Slight
51.5315, -3.0994
3 vehicles 1 casualty
ROVER 200 SERIES VAUXHALL CORSA (2y) BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 2003620082577

Slight
51.6710, -3.9307
2 vehicles 1 casualty
RENAULT CLIO (3y) VAUXHALL VECTRA (2y)
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Accident 2003530AI1222

Fatal
51.8481, -2.3461
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MERCEDES Model Missing
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Accident 2003620082414

Slight
51.5955, -3.7870
1 vehicle 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2003620082481

Serious
51.5922, -3.7804
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over Pedal cycle
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Accident 2003620081538

Serious
51.4952, -3.5752
3 vehicles 2 casualties
SUZUKI SWIFT Vehicle KAWASAKI ER500 (4y)
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Accident 2003610061403

Slight
51.5651, -3.0357
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SUZUKI ALTO (3y) Vehicle
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