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Gwynedd road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1993, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1992 (476), and casualties rose from 732.

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

Collisions in 1993
459
Down 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
806
Up 10% on 1992
Fatal collisions
16
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1993

3.5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight34675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious13016%
  • Slight65882%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 459, down 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday90 (20%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February22 (4.8%)
  • March39 (8.5%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August55 (12%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October34 (7.4%)
  • November32 (7%)
  • December31 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (53%)
  • Wet or damp201 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (40%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph243 (53%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant533 (66%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15114 (14%)
  • 16 to 20125 (16%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35140 (17%)
  • 36 to 4599 (12%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (46%)
  • Passenger347 (43%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car649 (79%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1993.

Collisions
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
138th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1993

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1993: 83, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48783152420
2ndA4992963210
3rdA470265635
4thA4086234615
5thA5233714
6thA5122212901
7thA497203617
8thA494163803
9thA496152713
10thA493142202
11thA55101600
12thA40879902
13thB436691203
14thA421281210
15thB454771302
16thB43545611
17thB44174401
18thB44194401
19thB43913411
20thB45013300

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1993

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1993: 37.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1993

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1993: 91.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1993, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years