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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1997, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (372), and casualties rose from 578.

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

Collisions in 1997
393
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
603
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1997

1.8% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight32182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious8614%
  • Slight50984%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 393, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.4%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March22 (5.6%)
  • April35 (8.9%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June29 (7.4%)
  • July38 (9.7%)
  • August56 (14%)
  • September27 (6.9%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (8.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (56%)
  • Wet or damp158 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (34%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph241 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (71%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (55%)
  • Passenger214 (35%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1997

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1997 in Pembrokeshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1997.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1997: 55, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40559827
2ndA4076334911
3rdA478334616
4thA477305438
5thA487283703
6thA4139233802
7thB4329152003
8thA407581101
9thB43278900
10thB433071502
11thB432561502
12thB43185802
13thB43205802
14thB431931102
15thB43413401
16thB45863301
17thB43162201
18thB43222300
19thB43312600
20thA41281100

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1997

Haverfordwest and Milford Haven had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1997, with 32 each.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1997

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1997: 92.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years