Skip to main content
CrashStats

Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1982, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (523), and casualties rose from 753.

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

Collisions in 1982
515
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
784
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1982

1.9% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1982 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious23946%
  • Slight26652%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious33843%
  • Slight43555%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 515, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday67 (13%)
  • Saturday91 (18%)
  • Sunday73 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (9.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (4.7%)
  • February28 (5.4%)
  • March38 (7.4%)
  • April42 (8.2%)
  • May35 (6.8%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July48 (9.3%)
  • August77 (15%)
  • September47 (9.1%)
  • October40 (7.8%)
  • November41 (8%)
  • December43 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (63%)
  • Wet or damp170 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph180 (35%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph310 (60%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (18%)
  • Pedestrian80 (10%)
  • Van occupant31 (4%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20233 (30%)
  • 21 to 25139 (18%)
  • 26 to 35126 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (54%)
  • Passenger281 (36%)
  • Pedestrian80 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car588 (69%)
  • Motorcycle131 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1982.

Collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
151st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A487 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1982: 64, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4876496033
2ndA405382126
3rdA4774682223
4thA4784271222
5thA4076283608
6thA4139182107
7thB4341142614
8thB4320111705
9thA407581102
10thB43186702
11thB43326811
12thB43165702
13thB43255702
14thB432951203
15thB43194902
16thB43133603
17thB43273402
18thB43142202
19thB43262200
20thA40(M)1201

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1982

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1982: 47.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1982

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1982: 130.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years