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Gwynedd road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1987, and 693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986, and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 1987
453
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
693
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1987

2.2% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious11826%
  • Slight32572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious14621%
  • Slight53577%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 453, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday92 (20%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.9%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March43 (9.5%)
  • April44 (9.7%)
  • May32 (7.1%)
  • June41 (9.1%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October41 (9.1%)
  • November32 (7.1%)
  • December29 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (58%)
  • Wet or damp183 (40%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (40%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph238 (53%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (65%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20160 (23%)
  • 21 to 25118 (17%)
  • 26 to 3575 (11%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (7.1%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (49%)
  • Passenger264 (38%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (74%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1987.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1987

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1987: 82, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48782135118
2ndA4703161211
3rdA496264516
4thA494233405
5thA497233017
6thA4932036011
7thA499192614
8thA4086172414
9thA5122172604
10thA4087162306
11thA5111704
12thA4212101111
13thA408591413
14thB436691405
15thA5581710
16thB43915700
17thB43544601
18thA4583502
19thB44092202
20thB44132202

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1987

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1987: 37.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1987

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1987: 89.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years