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Conwy road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 2009, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008, and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2009
325
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
497
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 2009

0.3% of collisions in Conwy in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight44389%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 325, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.5%)
  • February19 (5.8%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April27 (8.3%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June28 (8.6%)
  • July32 (9.8%)
  • August33 (10%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December18 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (66%)
  • Wet or damp106 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph205 (63%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph88 (27%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (73%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2078 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.4%)
  • Over 7529 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (56%)
  • Passenger179 (36%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (80%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2009.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Conwy in 2009

Glyn, Conwy, LL34 6DA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Conwy in 2009, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 2009

The A470 had the most collisions in Conwy in 2009: 45, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470457506
2ndA547415907
3rdA548344809
4thA55265015
5thB5115173600
6thA5152506
7thB5106111403
8thA546101102
9thB53814401
10thB51133700
11thB45012400
12thA5431200
13thB51051100
14thB53831200
15thB54281100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 2009

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 2009: 63.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 2009

LL30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 2009: 59.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years