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Conwy road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 2012, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (279), and casualties fell from 398.

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

Collisions in 2012
269
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
387
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Conwy in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight21881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight32985%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 269, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February15 (5.6%)
  • March19 (7.1%)
  • April24 (8.9%)
  • May31 (12%)
  • June22 (8.2%)
  • July20 (7.4%)
  • August22 (8.2%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October21 (7.8%)
  • November17 (6.3%)
  • December24 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (68%)
  • Wet or damp83 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (65%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (23%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (77%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (68%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (16%)
  • 56 to 6547 (12%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.2%)
  • Over 7521 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (62%)
  • Passenger104 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (79%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2012.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Conwy in 2012

Glyn, Conwy, LL34 6DA area, Glyn y Marl, Conwy, LL31 9PL area and Tudno, Conwy, LL30 1DW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Conwy in 2012, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 2012

The A547 had the most collisions in Conwy in 2012: 44, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5474461010
2ndA470395505
3rdA55295302
4thA548243105
5thB5115111700
6thA591204
7thA54691001
8thB510681402
9thB51138801
10thB53816900
11thB45013301
12thA5432302
13thB53821100
14thB53831100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 2012

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 2012: 40.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 2012

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 2012: 51.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years