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Conwy road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 575 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 1979, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,359 collisions in Conwy.

Collisions in 1979
575
Casualties in 1979
817
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 1979

2.4% of collisions in Conwy in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious16729%
  • Slight39469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious20125%
  • Slight60274%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 575.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (11%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (17%)
  • Sunday86 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.6%)
  • February35 (6.1%)
  • March34 (5.9%)
  • April41 (7.1%)
  • May49 (8.5%)
  • June53 (9.2%)
  • July55 (9.6%)
  • August76 (13%)
  • September54 (9.4%)
  • October47 (8.2%)
  • November47 (8.2%)
  • December46 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (59%)
  • Wet or damp199 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3%)
  • Snow14 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph329 (57%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph200 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (17%)
  • Pedestrian132 (16%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20202 (25%)
  • 21 to 25108 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5574 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (51%)
  • Passenger268 (33%)
  • Pedestrian132 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (66%)
  • Motorcycle136 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Conwy

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Conwy ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had the 155th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
155th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 1979

The A55 had the most collisions in Conwy in 1979: 141, including 4 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55141205441
2ndA561112222
3rdA546396139
4thA5483756010
5thA470263617
6thB5106141903
7thB5115131818
8thA5477801
9thB53816802
10thA851105
11thA5434602
12thB51134801
13thA7233300
14thA803301
15thA893501
16thB70703302
17thA7212500
18thA7252201
19thB44072501
20thB45012202

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 1979

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 1979: 92.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 1979

LL32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 1979: 90.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years