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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1989, and 759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (430), and casualties rose from 589.

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

Collisions in 1989
474
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
759
Up 29% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1989 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious15833%
  • Slight30564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious24032%
  • Slight50867%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 474, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.9%)
  • February25 (5.3%)
  • March41 (8.6%)
  • April29 (6.1%)
  • May37 (7.8%)
  • June56 (12%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August61 (13%)
  • September45 (9.5%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November26 (5.5%)
  • December33 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (8.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded40 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (56%)
  • Wet or damp161 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (8.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (33%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph294 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (72%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2%)
  • Cyclist14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1052 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20171 (23%)
  • 21 to 25121 (16%)
  • 26 to 35112 (15%)
  • 36 to 4582 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (49%)
  • Passenger308 (41%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (76%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Pembrokeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1989.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1989: 63, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4063102026
2ndA4874863313
3rdA4784093020
4thA41393964114
5thA4076324105
6thA4772951212
7thB4329132013
8thA4075111603
9thB431691403
10thB432781201
11thB431951603
12thB43415711
13thB43204604
14thB432241503
15thB43254401
16thA41153302
17thB43143300
18thB43183302
19thB43303400
20thB43313701

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1989

Milford Haven had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1989: 33.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1989

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1989: 105.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years