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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1985, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (444), and casualties rose from 634.

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

Collisions in 1985
440
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
639
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1985

2% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1985 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious18442%
  • Slight24756%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious24038%
  • Slight38861%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 440, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (21%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (8.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (6.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.6%)
  • February23 (5.2%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June40 (9.1%)
  • July52 (12%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September43 (9.8%)
  • October32 (7.3%)
  • November29 (6.6%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (60%)
  • Wet or damp162 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (42%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph239 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (16%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20149 (23%)
  • 21 to 25118 (18%)
  • 26 to 3585 (13%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (51%)
  • Passenger216 (34%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (71%)
  • Motorcycle100 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1985.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1985: 53, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4053100014
2ndA4874869220
3rdA4773647116
4thA4783454015
5thA41393141115
6thA40762435211
7thB4327121606
8thB431681103
9thB43207902
10thB432971203
11thB43256806
12thB433061011
13thB43416602
14thA40755703
15thB43144603
16thB43184603
17thB43133503
18thB43223301
19thA42182201
20thB43262300

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1985

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1985: 49.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1985

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1985: 85.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years