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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1988, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (426), and casualties fell from 606.

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

Collisions in 1988
430
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
589
Down 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1988 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious15436%
  • Slight26762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious19633%
  • Slight38465%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 430, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (11%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday78 (18%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.3%)
  • February38 (8.8%)
  • March26 (6%)
  • April39 (9.1%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September36 (8.4%)
  • October38 (8.8%)
  • November26 (6%)
  • December37 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (60%)
  • Wet or damp164 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (38%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph243 (57%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (65%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20131 (22%)
  • 21 to 25114 (19%)
  • 26 to 3586 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (60%)
  • Passenger165 (28%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (73%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1988.

Collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1988: 51, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405184118
2ndA41393952113
3rdA4873348111
4thA4076304504
5thA4783040017
6thA4772942110
7thB4329151906
8thB432591103
9thB432791005
10thB431671303
11thB431871402
12thB43227704
13thA407561104
14thB43204600
15thB43324401
16thA41153500
17thB43413301
18thA42182200
19thB43152302
20thB43302201

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1988

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1988: 32.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1988

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1988: 89.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1988, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years