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Gwynedd road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2003, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (428), and casualties fell from 668.

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

Collisions in 2003
395
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
601
Down 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2003

2.5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight32181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight51285%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 395, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February19 (4.8%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April35 (8.9%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June47 (12%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August52 (13%)
  • September28 (7.1%)
  • October31 (7.8%)
  • November26 (6.6%)
  • December25 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (62%)
  • Wet or damp145 (37%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (32%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph239 (61%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (73%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2092 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6567 (11%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (56%)
  • Passenger213 (35%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (80%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2003.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2003

Canol Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2003, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2003

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2003: 56, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48756115010
2ndA470233605
3rdA496233315
4thA5233102
5thA494224533
6thA497192902
7thA493182204
8thA499182612
9thA4212111402
10thA55101400
11thA408781000
12thB436681101
13thA408671311
14thA408561011
15thA4585714
16thA4984410
17thB45474701
18thA42443300
19thB43913300
20thB44133600

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2003

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2003: 31.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2003

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2003: 67.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years