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Conwy road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 1998, and 666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (442), and casualties rose from 638.

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

Collisions in 1998
444
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
666
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Conwy in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight39489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious558.3%
  • Slight60991%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 444, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.7%)
  • February23 (5.2%)
  • March39 (8.8%)
  • April44 (9.9%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June25 (5.6%)
  • July39 (8.8%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October38 (8.6%)
  • November35 (7.9%)
  • December29 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (61%)
  • Wet or damp172 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (58%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph117 (26%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (66%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2558 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 4588 (13%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.6%)
  • Over 7533 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (50%)
  • Passenger235 (35%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (80%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1998.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 1998

The A547 had the most collisions in Conwy in 1998: 64, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA547648106
2ndA5485189010
3rdA470507306
4thA55437315
5thA5344814
6thB5115132102
7thB5106111801
8thA54681101
9thB53813600
10thB51132300
11thA40861100
12thA51151100
13thA5431101
14thB45011200
15thB53831200

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 1998

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 1998: 87.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 1998

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 1998: 84.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years