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Conwy road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 2016, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2015 (250), and casualties fell from 323.

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

Collisions in 2016
178
Down 29% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
246
Down 24% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 2016

3.9% of collisions in Conwy in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.9%
  • Serious4726%
  • Slight12470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious5020%
  • Slight18977%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 178, down 29% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 178
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.9%)
  • February16 (9%)
  • March19 (11%)
  • April14 (7.9%)
  • May8 (4.5%)
  • June16 (9%)
  • July14 (7.9%)
  • August24 (13%)
  • September11 (6.2%)
  • October23 (13%)
  • November10 (5.6%)
  • December9 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (74%)
  • Wet or damp43 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph103 (58%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph58 (33%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3537 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (16%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (63%)
  • Passenger61 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (72%)
  • Motorcycle37 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2016.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Conwy in 2016

Tudno, Conwy, LL30 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Conwy in 2016, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 2016

The A547 had the most collisions in Conwy in 2016: 27, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA547273404
2ndA470203405
3rdA51726310
4thA55132013
5thA548121604
6thB51066601
7thA5465602
8thB511551302
9thB51133401
10thA5432411
11thA40861101
12thA5441100
13thB45011101
14thB53811401
15thB53831101

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 2016

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 2016: 27.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 2016

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 2016: 30.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2016.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years