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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2015, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2014 (276), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 2015
284
Up 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
387
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2015

2.1% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5519%
  • Slight22379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight32183%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 284, up 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (19%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February14 (4.9%)
  • March15 (5.3%)
  • April27 (9.5%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June25 (8.8%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August33 (12%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October20 (7%)
  • November24 (8.5%)
  • December24 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (67%)
  • Wet or damp89 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (36%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph156 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (89%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (14%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (18%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (15%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (8.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (66%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2015

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2015 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2015.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2015

Haverfordwest: Castle, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2015, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A487 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2015: 34, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487344618
2ndA40304109
3rdA477234112
4thA4076213202
5thA478193005
6thA4139121221
7thB432991203
8thA407571002
9thB43183400
10thB43253410
11thB43273301
12thB43313500
13thB43323400
14thB43413502
15thB43192210
16thB43202200
17thB43302300
18thB43131100
19thB43141100
20thB43161101

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2015

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2015: 24.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2015

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2015: 59.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years