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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2017, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2016 (258), and casualties rose from 345.

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

Collisions in 2017
282
Up 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
372
Up 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2017

1.4% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6122%
  • Slight21777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29680%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 282, up 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6%)
  • February25 (8.9%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May26 (9.2%)
  • June19 (6.7%)
  • July28 (9.9%)
  • August22 (7.8%)
  • September28 (9.9%)
  • October27 (9.6%)
  • November22 (7.8%)
  • December26 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (64%)
  • Wet or damp97 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph99 (35%)
  • 40 mph17 (6%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph154 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (91%)
  • Roundabout14 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (69%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2067 (18%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.3%)
  • Over 7518 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (64%)
  • Passenger101 (27%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had the 171st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2017

Haverfordwest: Castle, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2017, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A477 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2017: 34, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA477345219
2ndA4076243304
3rdA40233408
4thA487223106
5thA478202612
6thA4139101103
7thB43296600
8thB43416602
9thA40755601
10thB43275502
11thB43144810
12thB43133400
13thB43183302
14thB43323412
15thA42182300
16thB43162200
17thB43222300
18thB43252300
19thB45862200
20thB43191101

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2017

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2017: 23.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2017

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2017: 61.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years