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Gwynedd road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2005, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (377), and casualties fell from 570.

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

Collisions in 2005
342
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
515
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2005

2.6% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2005 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious319.1%
  • Slight30288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious397.6%
  • Slight46690%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 342, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (7.3%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.3%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March19 (5.6%)
  • April11 (3.2%)
  • May24 (7%)
  • June26 (7.6%)
  • July34 (9.9%)
  • August57 (17%)
  • September30 (8.8%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November31 (9.1%)
  • December24 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (60%)
  • Wet or damp129 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph114 (33%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph192 (56%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (75%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20105 (20%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7524 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (57%)
  • Passenger163 (32%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (81%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2005.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2005

Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2005, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2005

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2005: 63, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4876310427
2ndA499223301
3rdA5193021
4thA470162504
5thA494162101
6thA493142502
7thA496141911
8thA497141810
9thA4086132201
10thA55111900
11thA424461100
12thA40855500
13thA4984701
14thB43914901
15thB44014400
16thA42123401
17thA4583300
18thB45473500
19thB43542311
20thB43662500

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2005

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2005: 16.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2005

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2005: 53.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2005, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years