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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1986, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (440), and casualties fell from 639.

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

Collisions in 1986
443
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
628
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1986 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious17540%
  • Slight26059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious23437%
  • Slight38661%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 443, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday63 (14%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5%)
  • February23 (5.2%)
  • March44 (9.9%)
  • April42 (9.5%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June38 (8.6%)
  • July53 (12%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September32 (7.2%)
  • October31 (7%)
  • November32 (7.2%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (63%)
  • Wet or damp148 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (43%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph227 (51%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (14%)
  • Pedestrian85 (14%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20140 (22%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (51%)
  • Passenger221 (35%)
  • Pedestrian85 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (70%)
  • Motorcycle90 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Pembrokeshire

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

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1986.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1986: 54, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405484417
2ndA4874460120
3rdA477375919
4thA40763549013
5thA4782747012
6thA41392433012
7thB4329131705
8thB43167901
9thA40755504
10thB43205600
11thB43144802
12thB43254400
13thB43274502
14thB43304603
15thB43414702
16thB43183402
17thB43223301
18thB43312201
19thA41151100
20thB43131100

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1986

Milford Haven had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1986: 37.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1986

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1986: 104.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years