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Conwy road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 1988, and 727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (478), and casualties rose from 693.

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

Collisions in 1988
498
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
727
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Conwy in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious9218%
  • Slight40080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious10915%
  • Slight61184%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 498, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (11%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.2%)
  • February34 (6.8%)
  • March33 (6.6%)
  • April47 (9.4%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June38 (7.6%)
  • July61 (12%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September39 (7.8%)
  • October46 (9.2%)
  • November27 (5.4%)
  • December33 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (61%)
  • Wet or damp189 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (59%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph147 (30%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (60%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20182 (25%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (13%)
  • 36 to 4592 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.2%)
  • Over 7544 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (51%)
  • Passenger250 (34%)
  • Pedestrian104 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (73%)
  • Motorcycle99 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1988.

Collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 1988

The A55 had the most collisions in Conwy in 1988: 77, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5577115113
2ndA5476281010
3rdA548488227
4thA5477227
5thA470386509
6thA546223306
7thB5115192812
8thB5106132505
9thB511371102
10thB51045601
11thA5434500
12thB53814601
13thB53834401
14thA40861300
15thA5441300
16thB51051100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 1988

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 1988: 71.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 1988

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 1988: 87.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years