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Conwy road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 2008, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007, and casualties rose from 460.

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

Collisions in 2008
325
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
512
Up 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 2008

2.2% of collisions in Conwy in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight27183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight44888%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 325, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday38 (12%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.3%)
  • February28 (8.6%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April32 (9.8%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June31 (9.5%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August40 (12%)
  • September30 (9.2%)
  • October27 (8.3%)
  • November18 (5.5%)
  • December18 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (67%)
  • Wet or damp102 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph187 (58%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph87 (27%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (10%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (66%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 7535 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (54%)
  • Passenger180 (35%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (79%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2008.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Conwy in 2008

Glyn y Marl, Conwy, LL31 9PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Conwy in 2008, with 21 collisions.

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 2008

The A547 had the most collisions in Conwy in 2008: 49, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA547497925
2ndA470446314
3rdA553910405
4thB5115212902
5thA548193213
6thA5162114
7thA546162403
8thB51068803
9thB511361302
10thA5434901
11thB45013303
12thB53813300
13thB51052200
14thB53832200
15thA40861100
16thA4571100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 2008

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 2008: 48.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 2008

LL30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 2008: 53.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years