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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1981, and 753 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 238 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (513), and casualties rose from 735.

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

Collisions in 1981
523
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
753
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
238
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1981 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious23846%
  • Slight27152%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious33745%
  • Slight40053%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 523, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday110 (21%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (8.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.5%)
  • February34 (6.5%)
  • March44 (8.4%)
  • April50 (9.6%)
  • May35 (6.7%)
  • June45 (8.6%)
  • July62 (12%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September48 (9.2%)
  • October50 (9.6%)
  • November30 (5.7%)
  • December35 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (65%)
  • Wet or damp171 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (38%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph299 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (20%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20246 (33%)
  • 21 to 25114 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (12%)
  • 36 to 4578 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (55%)
  • Passenger240 (32%)
  • Pedestrian98 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (65%)
  • Motorcycle147 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Pembrokeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1981.

Collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1981: 62, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4062108328
2ndA4875873224
3rdA40763858213
4thA4773664218
5thA41393239212
6thA4783045017
7thB4341121607
8thB431991305
9thB432091603
10thB43167903
11thB431871514
12thB432961104
13thB43255503
14thA40754802
15thB45864603
16thB43133302
17thB43273401
18thB43142400
19thA41151401
20thB43221101

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1981

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1981: 49.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1981

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1981: 118.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years