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Conwy road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 1997, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1996 (403), and casualties fell from 649.

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

Collisions in 1997
442
Up 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
638
Down 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 1997

1.6% of collisions in Conwy in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight36482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight54285%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 442, up 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday58 (13%)
  • Saturday86 (19%)
  • Sunday66 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.1%)
  • February28 (6.3%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April35 (7.9%)
  • May43 (9.7%)
  • June41 (9.3%)
  • July42 (9.5%)
  • August42 (9.5%)
  • September28 (6.3%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November39 (8.8%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Other16 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (64%)
  • Wet or damp158 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (54%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph128 (29%)
  • 70 mph31 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (68%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2091 (14%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 35128 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (7.8%)
  • Over 7527 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (55%)
  • Passenger210 (33%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (79%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1997.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 1997

The A547 had the most collisions in Conwy in 1997: 59, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA547597428
2ndA55487104
3rdA548468515
4thA4704361010
5thA5365809
6thB5115173112
7thA546131702
8thB538171302
9thB51135801
10thB51064701
11thA5433512
12thA40862200
13thB53832401
14thA4871100
15thA51061100
16thA51511601
17thA5421201
18thA5441201
19thB51181100
20thB53821100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 1997

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 1997: 70.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 1997

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 1997: 96.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years