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Conwy road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 2003, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (416), and casualties fell from 607.

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

Collisions in 2003
384
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
517
Down 15% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 2003

1.8% of collisions in Conwy in 2003 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious379.6%
  • Slight34089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious438.3%
  • Slight46790%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 384, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (11%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.5%)
  • February24 (6.3%)
  • March38 (9.9%)
  • April40 (10%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July30 (7.8%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October25 (6.5%)
  • November23 (6%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (72%)
  • Wet or damp103 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (61%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph101 (26%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (10%)
  • Roundabout27 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (66%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.2%)
  • Over 7530 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (50%)
  • Passenger169 (33%)
  • Pedestrian88 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (79%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Conwy

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Conwy ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2003.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Conwy in 2003

Tudno, Conwy, LL30 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Conwy in 2003, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 2003

The A547 had the most collisions in Conwy in 2003: 53, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA547537312
2ndA55386403
3rdA5374826
4thA548374904
5thA470325126
6thA546161802
7thB5115121500
8thB51066801
9thA5434401
10thB53814400
11thA40862400
12thA5442201
13thB44072200
14thA5251100
15thB1131600
16thB45011101
17thB51051101
18thB51131100
19thB53821100
20thB54281100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 2003

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 2003: 59.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 2003

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 2003: 72.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years