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Gwynedd road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1983, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (483), and casualties fell from 784.

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

Collisions in 1983
443
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
638
Down 19% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1983

2.7% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious12228%
  • Slight30970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious16526%
  • Slight45872%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 443, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (18%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.3%)
  • February24 (5.4%)
  • March33 (7.4%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June31 (7%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August60 (14%)
  • September43 (9.7%)
  • October37 (8.4%)
  • November37 (8.4%)
  • December38 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (63%)
  • Wet or damp160 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (43%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph239 (54%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (19%)
  • Pedestrian96 (15%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20170 (27%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 3560 (9.4%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.7%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (49%)
  • Passenger228 (36%)
  • Pedestrian96 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (65%)
  • Motorcycle108 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.4%)
  • Minibus11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1983.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1983

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1983: 50, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4875066213
2ndA54869315
3rdA470273304
4thA494254128
5thA496213208
6thA4086172213
7thA493162406
8thA499163724
9thA497142603
10thA4087111103
11thA55112506
12thB44138902
13thA408571003
14thA421271803
15thB43665703
16thB44195702
17thA4984801
18thB44173500
19thA4582402
20thB44092201

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1983

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1983: 48.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1983

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1983: 106.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years