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Gwynedd road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 1999, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1998 (416), and casualties rose from 650.

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

Collisions in 1999
464
Up 12% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
729
Up 12% on 1998
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 1999

2.8% of collisions in Gwynedd in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious6815%
  • Slight38383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight60883%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 464, up 12% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.8%)
  • February18 (3.9%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April36 (7.8%)
  • May43 (9.3%)
  • June35 (7.5%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November44 (9.5%)
  • December36 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (54%)
  • Wet or damp201 (43%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (36%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph270 (58%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant518 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1563 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20118 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35140 (19%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (6.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (55%)
  • Passenger274 (38%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (78%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 1999

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1999 in Gwynedd

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Gwynedd ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1999.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 1999

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 1999: 73, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48773116215
2ndA470325234
3rdA496254815
4thA497222501
5thA494213914
6thA493202704
7thA499172502
8thA5122172710
9thA5163701
10thB4366152413
11thA4086121510
12thA4212111811
13thB4547112111
14thA55102300
15thA45891613
16thA408561001
17thA408761200
18thB44136800
19thB43545902
20thB441751001

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 1999

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 1999: 26.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 1999

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 1999: 87.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 1999, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years