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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2003, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2002 (381), and casualties rose from 590.

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

Collisions in 2003
418
Up 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
630
Up 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2003 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8520%
  • Slight32578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11618%
  • Slight50580%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 418, up 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March24 (5.7%)
  • April24 (5.7%)
  • May37 (8.9%)
  • June41 (9.8%)
  • July40 (9.6%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September54 (13%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November33 (7.9%)
  • December33 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (18%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (59%)
  • Wet or damp163 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (38%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph226 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (94%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (74%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (4%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20119 (19%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 35106 (17%)
  • 36 to 45103 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (58%)
  • Passenger211 (33%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (80%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2003.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2003

Pembroke Dock: Central, Pembrokeshire, SA72 6HR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2003, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2003: 49, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404981312
2ndA477347215
3rdA487293708
4thA4139284516
5thA4076274306
6thA478233108
7thB4329151902
8thA40758901
9thB43228903
10thB43186800
11thB43256601
12thB43145502
13thB43195803
14thB43164400
15thB43204402
16thB45864701
17thB41393300
18thB43273400
19thB43313301
20thB43323400

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2003

Haverfordwest and Pembroke Dock had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2003, with 30 each.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2003

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2003: 85.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2003, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years