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Fishguard road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
172
2,112th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
203
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
38
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Fishguard

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight13277%

What the data shows

  • Fishguard had 10 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 70% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Fishguard were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 31 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fishguard, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Fishguard.

Where Fishguard ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,112th
Most casualties
2,245th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,042nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (19%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (89%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph160 (93%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant81 (40%)
  • Pedestrian76 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fishguard road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fishguard, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Fishguard peaked at 12 in 1979; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202433
202311
202200
202100
202011
201900
201800
201711
201633
201546
201466
201322
201222
201133
201025
200945
200856
200745
200611
200579
200455
200334
200233
200122
200056
199934
199833
199757
199644
199568
199422
1993811
199222
199122
199033
198979
198833
1987810
198655
198577
198455
198356
198279
198135
198044
19791214

Map of recent crashes in Fishguard

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fishguard

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fishguard

The 24 most recent collisions in Fishguard happened between 29 August 2012 and 11 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fishguard

The A40 has the most collisions in Fishguard, 104 of 172 (60%), followed by the A487 (27).

Collisions in Fishguard on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40104126123
2ndA487273106
3rdB43136802

Council area for Fishguard

Fishguard is in Pembrokeshire, where police recorded 17,071 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Fishguard accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Fishguard

All 172 collisions in Fishguard were in the SA65 postcode district.