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Gwynedd road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1979, and 902 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,819 collisions in Gwynedd.

Collisions in 1979
578
Casualties in 1979
902
Fatal collisions
20
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1979

3.5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.5%
  • Serious17530%
  • Slight38366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious24227%
  • Slight63871%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 578.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025105166
202486142
2023146195
2022164220
2021133189
2020113146
2019185264
2018202305
2017182268
2016178257
2015246348
2014257363
2013263385
2012272395
2011283410
2010337508
2009317478
2008365544
2007345534
2006347556
2005342515
2004377570
2003395601
2002428668
2001421621
2000412654
1999464729
1998416650
1997510761
1996421629
1995431759
1994483763
1993459806
1992476732
1991486757
1990487740
1989474750
1988465696
1987453693
1986453686
1985420640
1984452676
1983443638
1982483784
1981532791
1980532841
1979578902

When and where crashes happen in Gwynedd in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (18%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.6%)
  • February27 (4.7%)
  • March45 (7.8%)
  • April40 (6.9%)
  • May50 (8.7%)
  • June42 (7.3%)
  • July74 (13%)
  • August75 (13%)
  • September51 (8.8%)
  • October50 (8.7%)
  • November35 (6.1%)
  • December51 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (52%)
  • Wet or damp235 (41%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.2%)
  • Snow16 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph260 (45%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph288 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (57%)
  • Pedestrian151 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1066 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6%)
  • 16 to 20206 (23%)
  • 21 to 25120 (13%)
  • 26 to 35148 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.5%)
  • Over 7516 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (45%)
  • Passenger345 (38%)
  • Pedestrian151 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (69%)
  • Motorcycle87 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2%)
  • Minibus14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Gwynedd

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gwynedd ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had the 154th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1979

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1979: 75, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48775170222
2ndA54580310
3rdA470374909
4thA499264009
5thA496244109
6thA497243316
7thA4086222606
8thA494213628
9thA493151505
10thB4366141904
11thA408791802
12thA5591713
13thB45478903
14thB80488803
15thA421261821
16thA45861401
17thA49861202
18thA40855602
19thM735802
20thA7494400

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1979

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1979: 44.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1979

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1979: 186.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years