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Gwynedd road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2000, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (464), and casualties fell from 729.

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

Collisions in 2000
412
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
654
Down 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2000

2.2% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight34083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight55685%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 412, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday77 (19%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.1%)
  • February19 (4.6%)
  • March19 (4.6%)
  • April39 (9.5%)
  • May48 (12%)
  • June40 (9.7%)
  • July35 (8.5%)
  • August56 (14%)
  • September36 (8.7%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November37 (9%)
  • December29 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (25%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (51%)
  • Wet or damp196 (48%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (33%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph246 (60%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (73%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (18%)
  • 21 to 2562 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35151 (23%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (53%)
  • Passenger245 (37%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (81%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2000.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2000

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2000: 53, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4875310305
2ndA499275503
3rdA470264806
4thA5122222914
5thA493203125
6thB4366162700
7thA496152103
8thA497152412
9thA5122000
10thA494111511
11thA408691401
12thA5591000
13thB454791312
14thA49881603
15thA408771200
16thA45871211
17thB44176701
18thA408551002
19thA42125802
20thB43544702

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2000

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2000: 34.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2000

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2000: 99.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years