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Conwy road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,359 road traffic collisions in Conwy from 1979 to 2025, and 23,660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 313 were fatal and 3,099 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 97 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (79), and casualties rose from 103 to 138.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,359
126th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
23,660
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
313
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
97
Up 23% on 2024

Crash severity in Conwy

1.9% of collisions in Conwy from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3131.9%
  • Serious3,09919%
  • Slight12,94779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3471.5%
  • Serious3,72416%
  • Slight19,58983%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. In 2025 there were 97, up 23% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 97
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202597138
202479103
2023114153
2022146206
2021143179
2020113151
2019172225
2018176232
2017198277
2016178246
2015250323
2014290393
2013250332
2012269387
2011279398
2010282394
2009325497
2008325512
2007325460
2006332523
2005304426
2004371513
2003384517
2002416607
2001399550
2000443695
1999415623
1998444666
1997442638
1996403649
1995418617
1994399574
1993377541
1992388552
1991453638
1990496701
1989495715
1988498727
1987478693
1986448677
1985483691
1984495719
1983467698
1982507769
1981514755
1980504763
1979575817

When and where crashes happen in Conwy

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,232 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,321 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,064 (13%)
  • Thursday2,327 (14%)
  • Friday2,590 (16%)
  • Saturday2,626 (16%)
  • Sunday2,199 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59589 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59207 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,433 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,535 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,382 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,386 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,420 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,407 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,120 (6.8%)
  • February1,010 (6.2%)
  • March1,191 (7.3%)
  • April1,275 (7.8%)
  • May1,475 (9%)
  • June1,389 (8.5%)
  • July1,670 (10%)
  • August1,876 (11%)
  • September1,454 (8.9%)
  • October1,327 (8.1%)
  • November1,310 (8%)
  • December1,262 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,503 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,479 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,159 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown109 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit109 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,160 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,584 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds474 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds343 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds89 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.2%)
  • Other554 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded101 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,349 (63%)
  • Wet or damp5,708 (35%)
  • Frost or ice184 (1.1%)
  • Snow90 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep23 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph118 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph9,540 (58%)
  • 40 mph892 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph274 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph4,413 (27%)
  • 70 mph1,122 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,638 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,393 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout763 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road463 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded102 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Conwy

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,537 (61%)
  • Pedestrian3,228 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist2,767 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,277 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant627 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant401 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant249 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)245 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant167 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant109 (0.5%)
  • Other52 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5604 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 101,245 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 151,502 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 204,115 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,886 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,638 (15%)
  • 36 to 452,752 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,318 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,881 (8%)
  • 66 to 751,513 (6.4%)
  • Over 751,177 (5%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,729 (54%)
  • Passenger7,703 (33%)
  • Pedestrian3,228 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,298 (74%)
  • Motorcycle2,738 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,312 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes957 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes883 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach555 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car315 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle271 (0.9%)
  • Minibus199 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown60 (0.2%)
  • Other68 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Conwy

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Conwy

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Conwy ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had the 126th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
126th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
223rdEast Hampshire16,51122,7553753,980
224thSurrey Heath16,48622,9212002,606
225thHavant16,38220,3781643,204
226thConwy (this area)16,35923,6603133,099
227thCity of London16,32018,120872,333
228thExeter16,01019,1681652,891
229thSouth Tyneside15,91520,3542212,546

Accident hotspots in Conwy

Tudno, Conwy, LL30 1DW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Conwy, with 417 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes

The A55 had the most collisions in Conwy from 1979 to 2025: 2,159, including 54 fatal and 417 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA552,1593,32054417
2ndA5471,8202,45234285
3rdA4701,6092,54744299
4thA5481,4932,24226309
5thA51,3392,34855366
6thA5467601,08116154
7thB5115630909993
8thB5106347504981
9thB5113197302252
10thB5381143212026
11thA543124199942
12thB450167110422
13thB53836590010
14thA54463100218
15thA4086457509
16thB5104435718
17thB4407274205
18thB5105223217
19thB5382182103
20thB5118111303

Towns in Conwy

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy from 1979 to 2025: 2,711.

Postcode districts in Conwy

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy from 1979 to 2025: 2,790.

Latest crashes in Conwy

Of the latest 24 crashes in Conwy, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity