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Gwynedd road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1990, and 740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (474), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 1990
487
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
740
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
22
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1990

4.5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.5%
  • Serious9419%
  • Slight37176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.1%
  • Serious13318%
  • Slight58479%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 487, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (10%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday100 (21%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.8%)
  • February27 (5.5%)
  • March31 (6.4%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May37 (7.6%)
  • June32 (6.6%)
  • July59 (12%)
  • August65 (13%)
  • September41 (8.4%)
  • October42 (8.6%)
  • November38 (7.8%)
  • December40 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (51%)
  • Wet or damp220 (45%)
  • Snow9 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (36%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph274 (56%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (70%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20171 (23%)
  • 21 to 25114 (15%)
  • 26 to 35118 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (54%)
  • Passenger263 (36%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (78%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1990.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1990

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1990: 71, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4877199010
2ndA470334604
3rdA494294624
4thA496284914
5thA5122284107
6thA499244233
7thA493203507
8thA497193814
9thA5193225
10thA4086142413
11thA55132030
12thA4212122433
13thA4087101413
14thB454791602
15thB43667802
16thB441361201
17thA40855712
18thB43914602
19thB44054401
20thB44174600

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1990

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1990: 42.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1990

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1990: 104.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1990, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years