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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2022, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2021 (207), and casualties rose from 304.

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

Collisions in 2022
231
Up 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
340
Up 12% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2022

1.7% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5725%
  • Slight17074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight26879%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 231, up 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.8%)
  • February17 (7.4%)
  • March15 (6.5%)
  • April14 (6.1%)
  • May28 (12%)
  • June29 (13%)
  • July15 (6.5%)
  • August19 (8.2%)
  • September13 (5.6%)
  • October15 (6.5%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December27 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (72%)
  • Wet or damp59 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3%)
  • 30 mph83 (36%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph117 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (67%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (22%)
  • 21 to 2520 (5.9%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.9%)
  • Over 7517 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (60%)
  • Passenger100 (29%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (11%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2022

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2022 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Pembrokeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had the 163rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2022

Haverfordwest: Castle, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2022, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2022: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40223702
2ndA487203017
3rdA477193705
4thA4076131913
5thA4139111601
6thA4787802
7thB43205702
8thB43184501
9thB43133500
10thB43193402
11thB43223310
12thB43253301
13thB43273703
14thB43293500
15thB43413301
16thA41152610
17thB43142200
18thB43162201
19thB43262201
20thB43312200

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2022

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2022: 18.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2022

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2022: 48.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years