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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1987, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (443), and casualties fell from 628.

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

Collisions in 1987
426
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
606
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1987 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious15436%
  • Slight26362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious21636%
  • Slight37862%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 426, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday62 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (9.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.5%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May29 (6.8%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July50 (12%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September37 (8.7%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November27 (6.3%)
  • December37 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (62%)
  • Wet or damp147 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (38%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph251 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (16%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (4%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20159 (26%)
  • 21 to 2598 (16%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (55%)
  • Passenger205 (34%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (69%)
  • Motorcycle95 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1987.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1987: 55, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405584116
2ndA4874358216
3rdA41393240216
4thA4772851210
5thA40762738111
6thA4782340011
7thB431881004
8thB43297702
9thB434171101
10thB43276602
11thB43204502
12thB43224501
13thB43254400
14thB43264500
15thB43304502
16thA41153402
17thB43133401
18thB43143402
19thB45463602
20thB43162200

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1987

Milford Haven had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1987: 29.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1987

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1987: 96.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years