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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2020, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2019 (248), and casualties fell from 343.

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

Collisions in 2020
166
Down 33% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
203
Down 41% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2020

0.6% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3219%
  • Slight13380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight16883%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 166, down 33% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 166
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (7.2%)
  • Tuesday15 (9%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday35 (21%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (13%)
  • February14 (8.4%)
  • March14 (8.4%)
  • April6 (3.6%)
  • May3 (1.8%)
  • June8 (4.8%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September14 (8.4%)
  • October20 (12%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December13 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (60%)
  • Wet or damp63 (38%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph50 (30%)
  • 40 mph15 (9%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph90 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (94%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (17%)
  • 21 to 2528 (14%)
  • 26 to 3535 (17%)
  • 36 to 4521 (10%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (72%)
  • Passenger33 (16%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (75%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2020.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2020

Milford: Central, Pembrokeshire, SA73 2JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2020, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A487 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2020: 14, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487141816
2ndA4076131301
3rdA478131504
4thA477111300
5thA4091305
6thA413991201
7thB43297701
8thB43224601
9thB43274502
10thA40753302
11thB43133401
12thB43142400
13thB43182200
14thB43192300
15thB43202200
16thB43252200
17thB40761300
18thB43161100
19thB43411201
20thB45861100

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2020

Milford Haven had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2020: 17.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2020

SA73 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2020: 32.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years