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Gwynedd road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1996, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (431), and casualties fell from 759.

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

Collisions in 1996
421
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
629
Down 17% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight33279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10917%
  • Slight51482%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 421, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5%)
  • February33 (7.8%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June36 (8.6%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August40 (9.5%)
  • September27 (6.4%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (61%)
  • Wet or damp153 (36%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (34%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph254 (60%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (73%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20105 (17%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 35115 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (55%)
  • Passenger223 (35%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (77%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1996.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1996

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1996: 57, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4875782116
2ndA470265018
3rdA494233005
4thA496223406
5thA5122223605
6thA5213704
7thA499203002
8thA497183103
9thA4086151911
10thA493131800
11thB4366111500
12thA421291503
13thA40878901
14thA5581112
15thB454761301
16thB441351010
17thA40854401
18thB44054500
19thA4583301
20thA4983801

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1996

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1996: 36.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1996

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1996: 94.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years