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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 2017621701322

Slight
51.4747, -3.2526
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD TRANSIT (3y) VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
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Accident 201763A088517

Slight
51.7950, -4.0811
4 vehicles 1 casualty
Car SEAT EXEO PEUGEOT 206 RENAULT CLIO
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Accident 2017621701312

Slight
51.5922, -3.7807
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD KA HONDA JAZZ
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Accident 2017621701294

Slight
51.6615, -3.9060
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car Motorcycle 125cc and under
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Accident 2017610032917

Slight
51.5760, -2.9798
2 vehicles 1 casualty
LEXMOTO ASSAULT 125 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
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Accident 201763A083517

Serious
51.7450, -4.0649
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA SUZUKI SWIFT
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Accident 2017621701268

Slight
51.6644, -3.9196
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Car
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Accident 2017621701266

Slight
51.5219, -3.6902
2 vehicles 1 casualty
KAWASAKI ZX1000 HONDA JAZZ
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Accident 2017621701283

Slight
51.5871, -3.7737
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO C 30 Motorcycle 50cc and under (1y)
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Accident 2017610033017

Slight
51.5754, -3.0434
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under VOLVO Model Missing
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Accident 2017610030217

Slight
51.6395, -2.6781
2 vehicles 1 casualty
PEUGEOT 206 Pedal cycle
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Accident 2017621701210

Slight
51.4684, -3.2653
2 vehicles 1 casualty
SEAT LEON MERCEDES VIANO
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Accident 2017621701189

Slight
51.4704, -3.2614
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN POLO HYUNDAI TUCSON (2y)
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Accident 2017621701186

Slight
51.5046, -3.1991
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FOCUS (3y) FORD KA
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Accident 2017621701184

Slight
51.6624, -3.8844
3 vehicles 1 casualty
MAZDA 5 HYUNDAI I10 (4y) BMW 3 SERIES
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Accident 2017621701160

Serious
51.5050, -3.6289
1 vehicle 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 206
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Accident 2017621701123

Slight
51.5041, -3.1996
1 vehicle 1 casualty
HONDA CB500XA (1y)
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Accident 2017621701154

Slight
51.4929, -3.2151
3 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT SCENIC HONDA FR-V NISSAN JUKE
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Accident 2017530211528

Serious
51.8263, -2.3838
5 vehicles 2 casualties
HYUNDAI TUCSON (1y) FORD FIESTA RENAULT CLIO Car PEUGEOT 207
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Accident 2017621701087

Slight
51.5067, -3.1467
2 vehicles 2 casualties
MINI COOPER MITSUBISHI SHOGUN
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