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Conwy road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 2017, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2016 (178), and casualties rose from 246.

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

Collisions in 2017
198
Up 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
277
Up 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 2017

3.5% of collisions in Conwy in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.5%
  • Serious4623%
  • Slight14573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious5620%
  • Slight21377%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 198, up 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 198
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (5.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.1%)
  • February13 (6.6%)
  • March17 (8.6%)
  • April10 (5.1%)
  • May24 (12%)
  • June14 (7.1%)
  • July19 (9.6%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September15 (7.6%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December7 (3.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (69%)
  • Wet or damp56 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (48%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph76 (38%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (61%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2021 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3561 (22%)
  • 36 to 4529 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (14%)
  • 66 to 7526 (9.4%)
  • Over 7514 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (66%)
  • Passenger58 (21%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (74%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Conwy ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2017.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Conwy in 2017

Tudno, Conwy, LL30 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Conwy in 2017, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 2017

The A470 had the most collisions in Conwy in 2017: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470254108
2ndA547223515
3rdA55213405
4thA5152126
5thA548141512
6thB51065503
7thB53815702
8thB51154500
9thA5433301
10thA5463301
11thA4981610
12thA5441100
13thB45011210
14thB51131101
15thB53821100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 2017

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 2017: 29.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 2017

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 2017: 42.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years