Volkswagen Polo crash on the B4314 in Pembrokeshire, 31 Dec 2001, 17:50
- Volkswagen Polo and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2001, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.
Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (383), and casualties fell from 615.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,071 collisions in Pembrokeshire.
2.7% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2001 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 364, down 5% on 2000.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 250 | 375 |
| 2024 | 211 | 283 |
| 2023 | 193 | 290 |
| 2022 | 231 | 340 |
| 2021 | 207 | 304 |
| 2020 | 166 | 203 |
| 2019 | 248 | 343 |
| 2018 | 241 | 319 |
| 2017 | 282 | 372 |
| 2016 | 258 | 345 |
| 2015 | 284 | 387 |
| 2014 | 276 | 392 |
| 2013 | 246 | 340 |
| 2012 | 322 | 466 |
| 2011 | 297 | 420 |
| 2010 | 346 | 476 |
| 2009 | 369 | 548 |
| 2008 | 332 | 474 |
| 2007 | 391 | 625 |
| 2006 | 408 | 620 |
| 2005 | 382 | 583 |
| 2004 | 441 | 641 |
| 2003 | 418 | 630 |
| 2002 | 381 | 590 |
| 2001 | 364 | 562 |
| 2000 | 383 | 615 |
| 1999 | 377 | 579 |
| 1998 | 382 | 566 |
| 1997 | 393 | 603 |
| 1996 | 372 | 578 |
| 1995 | 371 | 567 |
| 1994 | 392 | 629 |
| 1993 | 394 | 694 |
| 1992 | 431 | 622 |
| 1991 | 394 | 627 |
| 1990 | 488 | 730 |
| 1989 | 474 | 759 |
| 1988 | 430 | 589 |
| 1987 | 426 | 606 |
| 1986 | 443 | 628 |
| 1985 | 440 | 639 |
| 1984 | 444 | 634 |
| 1983 | 415 | 608 |
| 1982 | 515 | 784 |
| 1981 | 523 | 753 |
| 1980 | 513 | 735 |
| 1979 | 527 | 779 |
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire
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Accident hotspots (10)
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2001.
Pembroke Dock: Central, Pembrokeshire, SA72 6HR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2001, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.
The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2001: 39, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A40 | 39 | 69 | 3 | 14 |
| 2nd | A487 | 38 | 57 | 2 | 10 |
| 3rd | A477 | 37 | 71 | 1 | 9 |
| 4th | A478 | 28 | 49 | 1 | 10 |
| 5th | A4076 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | A4139 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| 7th | B4329 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | B4322 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 9th | B4325 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th | A4075 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 11th | B4320 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 12th | B4327 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 13th | B4318 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 14th | B4546 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 15th | A4115 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 16th | B4313 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 17th | B4314 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18th | B4341 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 19th | A4218 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20th | A4320 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Pembroke Dock had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2001: 24.
SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2001: 70.
Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.
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