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Gwynedd road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2001, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2000 (412), and casualties fell from 654.

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

Collisions in 2001
421
Up 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
621
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2001

1.7% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight52384%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 421, up 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (10%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May39 (9.3%)
  • June33 (7.8%)
  • July51 (12%)
  • August50 (12%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November32 (7.6%)
  • December23 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (56%)
  • Wet or damp173 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph146 (35%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph237 (56%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (87%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2092 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (10%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (7.1%)
  • Over 7531 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (60%)
  • Passenger195 (31%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (80%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gwynedd

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gwynedd ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2001.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2001

Canol Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2001, with 13 collisions.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2001

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2001: 75, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4877511319
2ndA496304719
3rdA470244815
4thA5243103
5thA499193314
6thA494162113
7thB4547152502
8thA493142603
9thA497141801
10thA4086132002
11thA55112102
12thA408791100
13thA40857801
14thB43546801
15thB43666701
16thB440561102
17thA42125711
18thA4583301
19thA51223400
20thB43913601

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2001

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2001: 29.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2001

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2001: 85.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2001.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years