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Gwynedd road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1989, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (465), and casualties rose from 696.

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

Collisions in 1989
474
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
750
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious10823%
  • Slight35675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious16121%
  • Slight57877%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 474, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.1%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June31 (6.5%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August70 (15%)
  • September31 (6.5%)
  • October46 (9.7%)
  • November42 (8.9%)
  • December27 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (54%)
  • Wet or damp207 (44%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (34%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph277 (58%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant500 (67%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20161 (21%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 35120 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (49%)
  • Passenger305 (41%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car642 (76%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Minibus13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1989.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1989

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1989: 66, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48766106220
2ndA470366808
3rdA5122304606
4thA494295126
5thA496263303
6thA499264925
7thA5243608
8thA493182302
9thA497173206
10thA4086143506
11thA55112606
12thB4366101304
13thA408791502
14thA421271701
15thB44136801
16thA40855600
17thA4985802
18thB44185711
19thB45475800
20thB43914601

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1989

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1989: 33.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1989

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1989: 99.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1989, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1989.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years