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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2019, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2018 (241), and casualties rose from 319.

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

Collisions in 2019
248
Up 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
343
Up 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2019

3.2% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious7028%
  • Slight17069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious8324%
  • Slight25273%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 248, up 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (19%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.9%)
  • February16 (6.5%)
  • March18 (7.3%)
  • April26 (10%)
  • May22 (8.9%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July17 (6.9%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October12 (4.8%)
  • November20 (8.1%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (66%)
  • Wet or damp81 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph90 (36%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (4%)
  • 60 mph127 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (90%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (67%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2047 (14%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.5%)
  • Over 7514 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (64%)
  • Passenger84 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2019.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2019

Haverfordwest: Castle, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2019, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2019: 26, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40264225
2ndA477234016
3rdA487222719
4thA478161805
5thA4076152814
6thA4139111210
7thB4329111300
8thB43416801
9thB43134403
10thB43164400
11thB43184500
12thB43224402
13thB43274813
14thA40753402
15thB43193702
16thB43253601
17thB43302202
18thB45862200
19thA41151100
20thA42181100

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2019

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2019: 17.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2019

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2019: 61.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years