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Pembrokeshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2023, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2022 (231), and casualties fell from 340.

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

Collisions in 2023
193
Down 16% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
290
Down 15% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Pembrokeshire in 2023

1% of collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2023 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2% and 29% in Pembrokeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious6735%
  • Slight12464%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious8329%
  • Slight20571%

Pembrokeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pembrokeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 527 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 193, down 16% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (6.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.7%)
  • February13 (6.7%)
  • March19 (9.8%)
  • April16 (8.3%)
  • May18 (9.3%)
  • June14 (7.3%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August18 (9.3%)
  • September14 (7.3%)
  • October15 (7.8%)
  • November12 (6.2%)
  • December17 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (58%)
  • Wet or damp81 (42%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph62 (32%)
  • 40 mph21 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph87 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (68%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2044 (15%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3540 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (14%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.9%)
  • Over 7523 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (59%)
  • Passenger92 (32%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Pembrokeshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Pembrokeshire had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2023.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Pembrokeshire in 2023

Haverfordwest: Castle, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Pembrokeshire in 2023, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Pembrokeshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A40 had the most collisions in Pembrokeshire in 2023: 22, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Pembrokeshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40223506
2ndA477193624
3rdA478162903
4thA4139131704
5thA4076121808
6thA487122004
7thA40755501
8thB43225501
9thB43184401
10thB43254500
11thB43294501
12thB43273501
13thB43132201
14thB43312401
15thA42181100
16thB43141100
17thB43151200
18thB43191101
19thB43201100

Towns in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2023

Haverfordwest had the most collisions of any town in Pembrokeshire in 2023: 16.

Postcode districts in Pembrokeshire: crashes in 2023

SA62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Pembrokeshire in 2023: 42.

Latest crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Pembrokeshire in 2023, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Pembrokeshire road accidents in other years