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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1980, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 262 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (527), and casualties fell from 779.

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

Collisions in 1980
513
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
735
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
262
51% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1980

3.1% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1980 were fatal and 51% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious26251%
  • Slight23546%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious33646%
  • Slight38152%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 513, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (11%)
  • Tuesday52 (10%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (20%)
  • Sunday70 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (8.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.4%)
  • February31 (6%)
  • March32 (6.2%)
  • April41 (8%)
  • May43 (8.4%)
  • June49 (9.6%)
  • July46 (9%)
  • August55 (11%)
  • September51 (9.9%)
  • October46 (9%)
  • November36 (7%)
  • December50 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (59%)
  • Wet or damp186 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph193 (38%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph280 (55%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (20%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)
  • Van occupant42 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20248 (34%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (55%)
  • Passenger231 (31%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (65%)
  • Motorcycle147 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Pembrokeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1980.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1980: 51, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405187424
2ndA4874473124
3rdA40763652117
4thA4773655117
5thA4783247115
6thA41393042018
7thB43201523011
8thB432781313
9thB431471004
10thB43257704
11thA407561005
12thB43166901
13thB43135603
14thB43195503
15thB434151003
16thB43184412
17thB43294803
18thB43303312
19thB43313301
20thA40872211

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1980

Milford Haven had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1980: 38.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1980

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1980: 107.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1980, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years