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Tenby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 88 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
391
1,329th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
505
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
88
102 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tenby

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8823%
  • Slight29976%

What the data shows

  • Tenby had 50 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 75 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Tenby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Tenby are between noon and 3pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 103 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tenby, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Tenby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,329th
Most casualties
1,315th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,231st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (16%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2%)
  • 30 mph368 (94%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant214 (42%)
  • Pedestrian162 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tenby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tenby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tenby peaked at 20 in 1981; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202466
202357
202255
202166
202033
201955
201845
201768
201699
201545
20141012
201388
2012910
2011910
201055
200967
2008812
200768
20061010
20051418
2004911
20031217
2002811
200149
200099
1999712
199877
19971320
1996810
199533
19941733
199355
19921113
1991813
19901214
19891423
19881112
198778
198634
19851820
19841318
1983720
198256
19812023
198055
19791619

Map of recent crashes in Tenby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tenby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tenby

The 24 most recent collisions in Tenby happened between 25 September 2020 and 20 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tenby

The A4139 has the most collisions in Tenby, 100 of 391 (26%), followed by the A478 (84).

Collisions in Tenby on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4139100122219
2ndA47884110024
3rdA4218478508
4thB4318263203

Council area for Tenby

Tenby is in Pembrokeshire, where police recorded 17,071 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Tenby accounts for 2.3% of them.

Postcode district for Tenby

All 391 collisions in Tenby were in the SA70 postcode district.