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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2018, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (282), and casualties fell from 372.

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

Collisions in 2018
241
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
319
Down 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6125%
  • Slight17874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight24577%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 241, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 241
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.2%)
  • February16 (6.6%)
  • March14 (5.8%)
  • April19 (7.9%)
  • May22 (9.1%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August23 (9.5%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October15 (6.2%)
  • November15 (6.2%)
  • December21 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (68%)
  • Wet or damp71 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph96 (40%)
  • 40 mph24 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph115 (48%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (64%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3576 (24%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (13%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (68%)
  • Passenger71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2018.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2018

Milford: Central, Pembrokeshire, SA73 2JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2018, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A477 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2018: 30, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA477304607
2ndA40192413
3rdA487192308
4thA4076182211
5thA4139162004
6thA478152403
7thA407591402
8thB43145601
9thB43275600
10thB43224601
11thB43294501
12thA41153501
13thB43203301
14thB43303501
15thB43323502
16thB43132300
17thB43162202
18thB43182201
19thB43252200
20thB43412301

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2018

Milford Haven had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2018: 24.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2018

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2018: 42.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years