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Gwynedd road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1980, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (578), and casualties fell from 902.

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

Collisions in 1980
532
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
841
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1980

3% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious17333%
  • Slight34364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious25931%
  • Slight56467%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 532, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday84 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday99 (19%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.5%)
  • February47 (8.8%)
  • March33 (6.2%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May62 (12%)
  • June54 (10%)
  • July51 (9.6%)
  • August77 (14%)
  • September46 (8.6%)
  • October43 (8.1%)
  • November33 (6.2%)
  • December20 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (59%)
  • Wet or damp207 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (39%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph291 (55%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (15%)
  • Pedestrian123 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20238 (28%)
  • 21 to 2592 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6571 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (45%)
  • Passenger336 (40%)
  • Pedestrian123 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (68%)
  • Motorcycle119 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2%)
  • Minibus12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Gwynedd

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gwynedd ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1980.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
136th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1980

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1980: 66, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48766104117
2ndA55080014
3rdA4963048310
4thA40862851110
5thA4992751212
6thA494234507
7thA497223417
8thA470202804
9thA4212144924
10thA55141716
11thA493132405
12thA4085111605
13thA4087112216
14thB436691103
15thA49871303
16thB80484401
17thB43543302
18thB44053402
19thB44173502
20thB45473601

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1980

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1980: 44.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1980

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1980: 140.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years