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Pembrokeshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,071 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025, and 25,252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 344 were fatal and 4,947 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 250 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (211), and casualties rose from 283 to 375.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,071
Joint 143rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,252
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
344
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
250
Up 18% on 2024

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire

2% of collisions in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3442%
  • Serious4,94729%
  • Slight11,78069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3811.5%
  • Serious6,48226%
  • Slight18,38973%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. In 2025 there were 250, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025250375
2024211283
2023193290
2022231340
2021207304
2020166203
2019248343
2018241319
2017282372
2016258345
2015284387
2014276392
2013246340
2012322466
2011297420
2010346476
2009369548
2008332474
2007391625
2006408620
2005382583
2004441641
2003418630
2002381590
2001364562
2000383615
1999377579
1998382566
1997393603
1996372578
1995371567
1994392629
1993394694
1992431622
1991394627
1990488730
1989474759
1988430589
1987426606
1986443628
1985440639
1984444634
1983415608
1982515784
1981523753
1980513735
1979527779

When and where crashes happen in Pembrokeshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,291 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,354 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,441 (14%)
  • Thursday2,451 (14%)
  • Friday2,777 (16%)
  • Saturday2,659 (16%)
  • Sunday2,098 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59978 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59231 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,590 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,715 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,258 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,581 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,544 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,198 (7%)
  • February1,139 (6.7%)
  • March1,272 (7.5%)
  • April1,299 (7.6%)
  • May1,440 (8.4%)
  • June1,520 (8.9%)
  • July1,725 (10%)
  • August1,821 (11%)
  • September1,503 (8.8%)
  • October1,435 (8.4%)
  • November1,324 (7.8%)
  • December1,395 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,661 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,528 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,637 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown106 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit100 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,176 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,874 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds533 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds386 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist194 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds61 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.1%)
  • Other623 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded206 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,212 (60%)
  • Wet or damp6,368 (37%)
  • Frost or ice299 (1.8%)
  • Snow86 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep43 (0.3%)
  • Mud14 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph145 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph6,283 (37%)
  • 40 mph1,044 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph192 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph9,367 (55%)
  • 70 mph27 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,615 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road584 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout482 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway292 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded98 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,078 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist2,549 (10%)
  • Pedestrian2,523 (10%)
  • Cyclist856 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant853 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant476 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)257 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant228 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant194 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant194 (0.8%)
  • Other40 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5617 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101,071 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 151,483 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 205,468 (22%)
  • 21 to 253,322 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,010 (16%)
  • 36 to 453,095 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,362 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 651,795 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 751,207 (4.8%)
  • Over 75803 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,531 (58%)
  • Passenger8,198 (32%)
  • Pedestrian2,523 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,558 (74%)
  • Motorcycle2,529 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,754 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,115 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle888 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle451 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach408 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car323 (1.1%)
  • Minibus177 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle158 (0.5%)
  • Other36 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Pembrokeshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pembrokeshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had the joint 143rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
Joint 143rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
206thTelford and Wrekin17,21023,2472894,048
207thTunbridge Wells17,12822,8763113,575
208thEastleigh17,07121,9901593,170
208thPembrokeshire (this area)17,07125,2523444,947
210thBreckland16,96524,6795694,485
211thVale of White Horse16,96023,1634383,688
212thSouth Norfolk16,90424,2434574,463

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire

Haverfordwest: Castle, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire, with 347 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,904, including 75 fatal and 545 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA401,9043,11975545
2ndA4871,5162,20142496
3rdA4771,3752,34746407
4thA4781,2201,91124414
5thA40761,2141,86221277
6thA41391,0961,57428326
7thB43293935886108
8thA40753655828107
9thB4327251347471
10thB4341219311362
11thB4318217375252
12thB4320216314267
13thB4322195257145
14thB4325195259348
15thB4316158233150
16thB4319129204349
17thB4314115166233
18thB4313111167039
19thB4330101156429
20thB433179103118

Towns in Pembrokeshire

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,327.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,610.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity