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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1996, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (371), and casualties rose from 567.

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

Collisions in 1996
372
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
578
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1996

2.2% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1996 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious9325%
  • Slight27173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious11620%
  • Slight45378%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 372, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.1%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March36 (9.7%)
  • April28 (7.5%)
  • May31 (8.3%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August37 (9.9%)
  • September34 (9.1%)
  • October36 (9.7%)
  • November36 (9.7%)
  • December21 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (55%)
  • Wet or damp162 (44%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph146 (39%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph203 (55%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (74%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2093 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (52%)
  • Passenger222 (38%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (80%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1996.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1996: 52, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405289410
2ndA4773659012
3rdA4076334413
4thA4139324708
5thA487304408
6thA478234308
7thB4329152616
8thA4075142503
9thB43276902
10thB43415700
11thB43184501
12thA41153502
13thB43163811
14thB43223400
15thB43142201
16thB43192402
17thB43202200
18thB43252200
19thB43302500
20thA41291201

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1996

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1996: 40.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1996

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1996: 66.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1996, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years