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Gwynedd road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1988, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (453), and casualties rose from 693.

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

Collisions in 1988
465
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
696
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1988

1.1% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10623%
  • Slight35476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious14421%
  • Slight54779%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 465, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (9%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (11%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday94 (20%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.7%)
  • February24 (5.2%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April41 (8.8%)
  • May42 (9%)
  • June44 (9.5%)
  • July60 (13%)
  • August44 (9.5%)
  • September42 (9%)
  • October36 (7.7%)
  • November39 (8.4%)
  • December39 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (55%)
  • Wet or damp208 (45%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (38%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph264 (57%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (67%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (10%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20173 (25%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7545 (6.5%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (49%)
  • Passenger270 (39%)
  • Pedestrian87 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (74%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1988.

Collisions
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1988

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1988: 80, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48780129115
2ndA470386106
3rdA5243516
4thA494234417
5thA496192604
6thA5122192907
7thA493182416
8thA497183205
9thA499183105
10thA4085141602
11thA4086111404
12thA4212112203
13thA408791102
14thA5581400
15thA4985504
16thB43664501
17thB43914600
18thB45474510
19thB44053501
20thB44133400

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1988

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1988: 34.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1988

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1988: 88.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1988, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years