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Gwynedd road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1998, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1997 (510), and casualties fell from 761.

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

Collisions in 1998
416
Down 18% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
650
Down 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1998

2.6% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight34483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight54984%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 416, down 18% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March33 (7.9%)
  • April36 (8.7%)
  • May55 (13%)
  • June29 (7%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August59 (14%)
  • September39 (9.4%)
  • October28 (6.7%)
  • November24 (5.8%)
  • December25 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (54%)
  • Wet or damp186 (45%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (37%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph240 (58%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (72%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2081 (12%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 35150 (23%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.7%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (56%)
  • Passenger228 (35%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (79%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.1%)
  • Minibus14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1998.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1998

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1998: 61, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487619608
2ndA470294935
3rdA496223703
4thA5223501
5thA4086203001
6thA497174225
7thA499163612
8thA493152014
9thA5122142100
10thA494132006
11thB4366132400
12thA4085121802
13thA4087111501
14thB454791301
15thA49881814
16thA555701
17thB43914600
18thB44054701
19thB44134601
20thB44174600

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1998

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1998: 30.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1998

LL55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1998: 85.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1998.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years