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Gwynedd road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1982, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1981 (532), and casualties fell from 791.

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

Collisions in 1982
483
Down 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
784
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious16133%
  • Slight30964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious22829%
  • Slight54369%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 483, down 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday102 (21%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.1%)
  • February21 (4.3%)
  • March28 (5.8%)
  • April49 (10%)
  • May48 (9.9%)
  • June48 (9.9%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September42 (8.7%)
  • October46 (9.5%)
  • November33 (6.8%)
  • December41 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (57%)
  • Wet or damp185 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (42%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph263 (54%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (15%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20223 (28%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (13%)
  • 36 to 4577 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4%)
  • Over 7529 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (46%)
  • Passenger319 (41%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (67%)
  • Motorcycle107 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.6%)
  • Minibus16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1982.

Collisions
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
151st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1982

The A5 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1982: 70, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA570117226
2ndA4876698022
3rdA470284919
4thA4942362112
5thA496234008
6thA493223109
7thA497203006
8thA4086172706
9thA499172814
10thA55163214
11thA4087131611
12thA408591215
13thB436681305
14thA421271502
15thA49861302
16thB43544902
17thB43914501
18thB45474500
19thB44133510
20thB44173302

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1982

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1982: 53.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1982

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1982: 136.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1982.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years