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Gwynedd road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2002, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2001 (421), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 2002
428
Up 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
668
Up 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2002

2.8% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight35884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious8913%
  • Slight56785%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 428, up 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (11%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.5%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March35 (8.2%)
  • April40 (9.3%)
  • May31 (7.2%)
  • June41 (9.6%)
  • July30 (7%)
  • August60 (14%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October23 (5.4%)
  • November38 (8.9%)
  • December29 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (58%)
  • Wet or damp175 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph159 (37%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph244 (57%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway382 (89%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (76%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20104 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.9%)
  • Over 7527 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (56%)
  • Passenger229 (34%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car612 (82%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gwynedd ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2002.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2002

Canol Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2002, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2002

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2002: 51, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487519737
2ndA5314504
3rdA470294415
4thA496285334
5thA499233605
6thA494223307
7thA493162603
8thA4086122221
9thA497122101
10thA408791000
11thA421291405
12thA5591302
13thB454791701
14thB435471001
15thB436671000
16thB439161012
17thA40855501
18thA4584501
19thB44174600
20thB44053401

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2002

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2002: 37.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2002

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2002: 93.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2002, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years