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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1979, and 779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Pembrokeshire.

Collisions in 1979
527
Casualties in 1979
779
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
51% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1979

2.8% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1979 were fatal and 51% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious27051%
  • Slight24246%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious35746%
  • Slight40652%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 527.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday103 (20%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (9.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.5%)
  • February34 (6.5%)
  • March39 (7.4%)
  • April48 (9.1%)
  • May42 (8%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August68 (13%)
  • September43 (8.2%)
  • October41 (7.8%)
  • November35 (6.6%)
  • December43 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (61%)
  • Wet or damp162 (31%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5.9%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph212 (40%)
  • 40 mph21 (4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph282 (54%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (18%)
  • Pedestrian93 (12%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20247 (32%)
  • 21 to 25126 (16%)
  • 26 to 35110 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (55%)
  • Passenger259 (33%)
  • Pedestrian93 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (65%)
  • Motorcycle147 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Pembrokeshire

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1979.

Collisions
187th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
158th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1979: 65, including 4 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4065100435
2ndA40764576420
3rdA4873857124
4thA41393544116
5thA4773452217
6thA4783253117
7thB4341111403
8thA4075101405
9thB4316102006
10thB43208806
11thB431871701
12thB43256703
13thB432761403
14thB432961102
15thB43133302
16thB43193602
17thA41152402
18thA4842200
19thB43142402
20thB43312201

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1979

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1979: 52.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1979

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1979: 114.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years