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Gwynedd road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1986, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1985 (420), and casualties rose from 640.

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

Collisions in 1986
453
Up 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
686
Up 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1986

2% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious12427%
  • Slight32071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious16023%
  • Slight51675%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 453, up 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (10%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (9.9%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6%)
  • February26 (5.7%)
  • March37 (8.2%)
  • April33 (7.3%)
  • May56 (12%)
  • June45 (9.9%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September35 (7.7%)
  • October39 (8.6%)
  • November24 (5.3%)
  • December28 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (54%)
  • Wet or damp193 (43%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (41%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph243 (54%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (12%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20178 (26%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (50%)
  • Passenger265 (39%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (73%)
  • Motorcycle85 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Gwynedd

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

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How Gwynedd ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1986.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1986

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1986: 65, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48765104016
2ndA470264903
3rdA5122263609
4thA493223425
5thA496223308
6thA499214217
7thA497192206
8thA5193515
9thA494142202
10thA4086112406
11thA40858804
12thA408781012
13thA421281511
14thB43667800
15thB441371102
16thA4584801
17thA4984803
18thA5541212
19thB43544701
20thB45474401

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1986

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1986: 36.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1986

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1986: 94.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years