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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 2014621402020

Slight
51.6741, -3.9540
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA CITROEN XSARA
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Accident 201463AC34214

Slight
51.8396, -4.2831
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW 6 SERIES TOYOTA IQ (4y)
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Accident 2014621402076

Serious
51.6623, -3.9114
1 vehicle 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CORSA (3y)
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Accident 2014621401885

Slight
51.5316, -3.0988
2 vehicles 1 casualty
KIA PICANTO FIAT DOBLO
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Accident 2014621401881

Slight
51.5124, -3.1441
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Lexmoto DFE (3y)
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Accident 2014621401873

Slight
51.4953, -3.5852
3 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD FIESTA NISSAN NOTE (4y) BMW 1 SERIES
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Accident 2014621401910

Slight
51.5853, -3.7707
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Car
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Accident 201463AC31714

Slight
51.7693, -4.0719
2 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL ASTRA VAUXHALL ASTRA (1y)
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Accident 2014621401853

Slight
51.4953, -3.5608
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Goods vehicle - unknown weight FORD FIESTA (1y)
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Accident 2014621401857

Slight
51.5449, -3.7064
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA Daf Trucks Model Missing
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Accident 201463AC24814

Fatal
51.8273, -4.1440
4 vehicles 1 casualty
LAND ROVER DEFENDER PEUGEOT 206 RENAULT CLIO PEUGEOT 206
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Accident 2014610058714

Slight
51.5766, -2.9686
2 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 206 TOYOTA CARINA
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Accident 2014610077214

Serious
51.6067, -2.9008
2 vehicles 1 casualty
HONDA JAZZ Goods 7.5 tonnes mgw and over
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Accident 2014621401833

Slight
51.6755, -3.9974
2 vehicles 1 casualty
DAF TRUCKS Model Missing KIA RIO
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Accident 2014530209198

Serious
51.8248, -2.3929
2 vehicles 2 casualties
VAUXHALL CAVALIER FORD FOCUS
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Accident 2014621401822

Slight
51.4884, -3.2282
2 vehicles 2 casualties
FORD FOCUS FORD TRANSIT
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Accident 2014621401821

Slight
51.4953, -3.5884
4 vehicles 3 casualties
CITROEN BERLINGO FIAT 500 (2y) CITROEN DS4 BMW 1 SERIES
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Accident 2014621401788

Slight
51.6626, -3.8794
2 vehicles 1 casualty
IVECO-FORD Model Missing CHEVROLET MATIZ (4y)
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Accident 2014621401789

Slight
51.5057, -3.1948
2 vehicles 2 casualties
DACIA DUSTER (1y) FORD FOCUS
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Accident 201463AC29414

Slight
51.7970, -4.0839
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF VAUXHALL CORSA
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