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Conwy road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1981
514
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
755
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 1981

1.9% of collisions in Conwy in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious13827%
  • Slight36671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious17123%
  • Slight57476%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 514, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (10%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday94 (18%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.6%)
  • February27 (5.3%)
  • March31 (6%)
  • April35 (6.8%)
  • May46 (8.9%)
  • June39 (7.6%)
  • July49 (9.5%)
  • August72 (14%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October41 (8%)
  • November38 (7.4%)
  • December45 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (59%)
  • Wet or damp191 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (60%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph166 (32%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (19%)
  • Pedestrian130 (17%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20183 (24%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (12%)
  • 36 to 4566 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7569 (9.1%)
  • Over 7541 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (50%)
  • Passenger248 (33%)
  • Pedestrian130 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (64%)
  • Motorcycle140 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1981.

Collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 1981

The A55 had the most collisions in Conwy in 1981: 130, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55130194433
2ndA54780214
3rdA546456229
4thA5484469115
5thA4703251010
6thB5106162706
7thB511591002
8thA5476702
9thB511351503
10thA40863301
11thA5433700
12thA5443601
13thB53832201
14thB45011401
15thB53811100

Latest crashes in Conwy in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years