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Conwy road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 1980, and 763 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1979 (575), and casualties fell from 817.

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

Collisions in 1980
504
Down 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
763
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 1980

1.8% of collisions in Conwy in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious14328%
  • Slight35270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious18024%
  • Slight57475%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 504, down 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday85 (17%)
  • Sunday82 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.2%)
  • February26 (5.2%)
  • March40 (7.9%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October48 (9.5%)
  • November30 (6%)
  • December49 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (56%)
  • Wet or damp216 (43%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph287 (57%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph151 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (19%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1055 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1563 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20177 (23%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7558 (7.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (52%)
  • Passenger264 (35%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car553 (66%)
  • Motorcycle147 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Conwy

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Conwy ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1980.

Collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 1980

The A55 had the most collisions in Conwy in 1980: 139, including 6 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55139224636
2ndA554101118
3rdA5484059116
4thA5463951113
5thA470203106
6thB5106162604
7thB5115112003
8thA54771202
9thB51134600
10thA5443503
11thA82400
12thA30551100
13thA5431401
14thA7231101
15thA7251201
16thA7261101
17thB44071200
18thB51051400
19thB53811100
20thB53831100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 1980

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 1980: 77.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 1980

LL30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 1980: 84.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years