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Gwynedd road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1984, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (443), and casualties rose from 638.

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

Collisions in 1984
452
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
676
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1984

2.2% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious12227%
  • Slight32071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious16324%
  • Slight50274%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 452, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (11%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (19%)
  • Sunday67 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.8%)
  • February26 (5.8%)
  • March32 (7.1%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May39 (8.6%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August62 (14%)
  • September52 (12%)
  • October31 (6.9%)
  • November27 (6%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (61%)
  • Wet or damp167 (37%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (44%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph241 (53%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (16%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1563 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20159 (24%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (11%)
  • 36 to 4563 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (7.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (50%)
  • Passenger251 (37%)
  • Pedestrian86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (69%)
  • Motorcycle101 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Minibus13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1984.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1984

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1984: 74, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48774122021
2ndA4086274208
3rdA470263303
4thA499264018
5thA5122243709
6thA494234207
7thA493203317
8thA497192711
9thA496172505
10thA5121614
11thA4212102513
12thA408581003
13thA5581522
14thA40875810
15thA49851300
16thB43665600
17thB44134402
18thB45474502
19thA4583500
20thB44053401

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1984

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1984: 45.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1984

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1984: 89.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years