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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 2016621601886

Serious
51.5449, -3.7064
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VOLKSWAGEN UP (3y) AUDI A3 (4y)
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Accident 2016621601833

Slight
51.6628, -3.9123
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL CORSA CITROEN C3 (3y)
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Accident 2016621601840

Slight
51.6101, -3.8015
3 vehicles 2 casualties
APRILIA RS 125 DS DS3 (1y) WRIGHTBUS STREETLITE (2y)
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Accident 2016610063916

Fatal
51.6134, -2.7682
1 vehicle 1 casualty
TOYOTA AYGO
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Accident 2016621601897

Slight
51.5068, -3.1467
2 vehicles 2 casualties
BMW 5 SERIES (2y) FORD FOCUS (2y)
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Accident 2016621601807

Slight
51.6624, -3.9112
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT VAUXHALL CORSA (3y)
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Accident 201663CP23316

Slight
51.8066, -4.7296
1 vehicle 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ZAFIRA
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Accident 2016621601778

Slight
51.6354, -3.8367
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLVO Model Missing FORD FIESTA
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Accident 2016621601777

Slight
51.5038, -3.1795
2 vehicles 1 casualty
CITROEN BERLINGO (2y) VAUXHALL ANTARA (3y)
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Accident 2016621601772

Slight
51.5051, -3.1877
3 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA FIAT SCUDO SEAT IBIZA (3y)
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Accident 2016530132942

Slight
51.8420, -2.3564
1 vehicle 1 casualty
HONDA CB600 HORNET
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Accident 2016621601744

Slight
51.5873, -3.7742
3 vehicles 1 casualty
Car FORD FIESTA VAUXHALL MERIVA
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Accident 201663AC32516

Slight
51.8340, -4.1957
3 vehicles 1 casualty
HYUNDAI I30 CITROEN DS3 (2y) Car
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Accident 201663AC35416

Slight
51.7452, -4.0654
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FIESTA MERCEDES C CLASS
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Accident 2016621601706

Slight
51.4718, -3.2587
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA VOLKSWAGEN UP (3y)
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Accident 2016530123980

Slight
51.8259, -2.4136
2 vehicles 1 casualty
KTM 1190 RC8 HYUNDAI I10
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Accident 2016621601668

Slight
51.6751, -3.9969
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Motorcycle over 500cc
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Accident 2016610047516

Slight
51.6158, -2.8428
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN QASHQAI (1y) NISSAN NV200
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Accident 2016621601663

Slight
51.5049, -3.6283
2 vehicles 1 casualty
TOYOTA RAV4 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2y)
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Accident 2016530123652

Slight
51.8036, -2.4499
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods vehicle - unknown weight Motorcycle 125cc and under (2y)
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