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Conwy road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 2018, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2017 (198), and casualties fell from 277.

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

Collisions in 2018
176
Down 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
232
Down 16% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 2018

4% of collisions in Conwy in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74%
  • Serious4827%
  • Slight12169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight17274%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 176, down 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 176
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (10%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.3%)
  • February9 (5.1%)
  • March10 (5.7%)
  • April15 (8.5%)
  • May13 (7.4%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July17 (9.7%)
  • August26 (15%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October15 (8.5%)
  • November15 (8.5%)
  • December9 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (9.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (72%)
  • Wet or damp49 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (57%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph55 (31%)
  • 70 mph14 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (15%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.6%)
  • Over 7521 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (66%)
  • Passenger54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (76%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2018.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Conwy in 2018

Tudno, Conwy, LL30 1DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Conwy in 2018, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 2018

The A470 had the most collisions in Conwy in 2018: 21, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470212815
2ndA55192904
3rdA547172201
4thA5162828
5thA5489911
6thB51065711
7thB53815502
8thA5463411
9thB51133402
10thA5432511
11thA5442300
12thB51152300
13thA45011100
14thA51151101
15thB45011201

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 2018

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 2018: 29.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 2018

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 2018: 31.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2018.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years