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Conwy road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 1983, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (507), and casualties fell from 769.

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

Collisions in 1983
467
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
698
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 1983

2.4% of collisions in Conwy in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious13228%
  • Slight32469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious15823%
  • Slight52876%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 467, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.4%)
  • February17 (3.6%)
  • March37 (7.9%)
  • April35 (7.5%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July44 (9.4%)
  • August59 (13%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October35 (7.5%)
  • November38 (8.1%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (62%)
  • Wet or damp174 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (61%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph154 (33%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (19%)
  • Pedestrian102 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20180 (26%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (10%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7581 (12%)
  • Over 7526 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (51%)
  • Passenger239 (34%)
  • Pedestrian102 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (66%)
  • Motorcycle129 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1983.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 1983

The A55 had the most collisions in Conwy in 1983: 118, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55118157336
2ndA5464566212
3rdA544125015
4thA5483551111
5thA470253909
6thB5115223128
7thB5106131715
8thA5437811
9thA54771402
10thB511361000
11thB53814601
12thB45013400
13thA5442401
14thB44072200
15thB53832200
16thA5411100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 1983

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 1983: 99.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 1983

LL29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 1983: 90.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 1983, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years