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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1983, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1982 (515), and casualties fell from 784.

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

Collisions in 1983
415
Down 19% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
608
Down 22% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1983

2.4% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1983 were fatal and 47% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious19347%
  • Slight21251%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious24640%
  • Slight35258%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 415, down 19% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (19%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.2%)
  • February14 (3.4%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April25 (6%)
  • May39 (9.4%)
  • June41 (9.9%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November25 (6%)
  • December38 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (64%)
  • Wet or damp145 (35%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (38%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph237 (57%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (18%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20166 (27%)
  • 21 to 25105 (17%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5529 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (52%)
  • Passenger218 (36%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (66%)
  • Motorcycle105 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1983.

Collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1983: 60, including 3 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4060104337
2ndA41393750017
3rdA4783553022
4thA4873457216
5thA40762534017
6thA4771827010
7thB4329101204
8thB432791203
9thA40756811
10thB43205702
11thB43255602
12thA421821501
13thB43142200
14thB43182201
15thB43192401
16thB43222201
17thB43262200
18thB43302310
19thB43412301
20thA40(M)1101

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1983

Milford Haven had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1983: 40.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1983

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1983: 92.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years