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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2016, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (284), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2016
258
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
345
Down 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2016

1.2% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2016 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5923%
  • Slight19676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight27780%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 258, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.5%)
  • February9 (3.5%)
  • March14 (5.4%)
  • April24 (9.3%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June23 (8.9%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September23 (8.9%)
  • October15 (5.8%)
  • November25 (9.7%)
  • December17 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (65%)
  • Wet or damp85 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph98 (38%)
  • 40 mph13 (5%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph134 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (89%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3560 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.7%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (63%)
  • Passenger91 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (73%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 2016.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2016

Haverfordwest: Castle, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2016, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A487 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2016: 28, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487283103
2ndA4076233405
3rdA40192808
4thA477183007
5thA478161804
6thA4075142611
7thA413991103
8thB43296603
9thB43184801
10thB43193601
11thB43223301
12thB43273401
13thA42182200
14thB43132400
15thB43162200
16thB43252301
17thB43412201
18thA41151100
19thA481100
20thB41381100

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2016

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2016: 20.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2016

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2016: 60.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years