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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1998, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (393), and casualties fell from 603.

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

Collisions in 1998
382
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
566
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 1998

1.8% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7620%
  • Slight29978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious9417%
  • Slight46582%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 382, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (18%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.6%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April30 (7.9%)
  • May26 (6.8%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July34 (8.9%)
  • August36 (9.4%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October26 (6.8%)
  • November30 (7.9%)
  • December38 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (52%)
  • Wet or damp180 (47%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (34%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph235 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (77%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2098 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (9%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (57%)
  • Passenger187 (33%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1998.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 1998: 66, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4066104211
2ndA4873244110
3rdA478304916
4thA477273805
5thA4076244604
6thA4139192203
7thA4075132623
8thB432991202
9thB43276802
10thB43185500
11thB43195801
12thB43143300
13thB43303701
14thB43413501
15thB45863502
16thB43132400
17thB43162601
18thB43252400
19thA41151101
20thA42181100

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1998

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 1998: 31.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 1998

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 1998: 94.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years