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Gwynedd road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1997, and 761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1996 (421), and casualties rose from 629.

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

Collisions in 1997
510
Up 21% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
761
Up 21% on 1996
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1997

2.2% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious9218%
  • Slight40780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious12016%
  • Slight62883%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 510, up 21% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday95 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (18%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.3%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March38 (7.5%)
  • April40 (7.8%)
  • May40 (7.8%)
  • June47 (9.2%)
  • July49 (9.6%)
  • August60 (12%)
  • September39 (7.6%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November41 (8%)
  • December39 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (55%)
  • Wet or damp226 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph186 (36%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph298 (58%)
  • 70 mph10 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (75%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (15%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35162 (21%)
  • 36 to 4595 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.8%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (56%)
  • Passenger262 (34%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car749 (80%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1997.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1997

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1997: 76, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48776111312
2ndA4703458110
3rdA499263116
4thA493253705
5thA5244115
6thB4366223015
7thA5122203401
8thA494192803
9thA4086173402
10thA497162506
11thA496153224
12thB4417121903
13thB4547122003
14thA4087101501
15thA421281311
16thA49871111
17thA40854600
18thA45841002
19thB43914400
20thA553701

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1997

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1997: 43.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1997

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1997: 113.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years