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Gwynedd road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1981, and 791 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980, and casualties fell from 841.

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

Collisions in 1981
532
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
791
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious16531%
  • Slight35567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious20726%
  • Slight57072%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 532, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (10%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (19%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (5.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.6%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March40 (7.5%)
  • April35 (6.6%)
  • May45 (8.5%)
  • June42 (7.9%)
  • July74 (14%)
  • August74 (14%)
  • September55 (10%)
  • October46 (8.6%)
  • November35 (6.6%)
  • December22 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other22 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (57%)
  • Wet or damp211 (40%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph210 (39%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph302 (57%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (17%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20229 (29%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (51%)
  • Passenger282 (36%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (70%)
  • Motorcycle117 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had the 167th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
167th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1981

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1981: 73, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48773129222
2ndA53956113
3rdA4993254210
4thA4703048014
5thA4086273506
6thA494274818
7thA496253209
8thA55233917
9thA493172604
10thA497142411
11thA4087121403
12thB4547101906
13thA49891303
14thA421281104
15thA40857914
16thB43666804
17thB44055902
18thB44174410
19thB44093600
20thA40802200

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1981

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1981: 44.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1981

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1981: 106.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1981.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years