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Gwynedd road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2006, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (342), and casualties rose from 515.

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

Collisions in 2006
347
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
556
Up 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2006

2.6% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight29585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious519.2%
  • Slight49689%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 347, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (10%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (18%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February17 (4.9%)
  • March21 (6.1%)
  • April25 (7.2%)
  • May34 (9.8%)
  • June33 (9.5%)
  • July29 (8.4%)
  • August47 (14%)
  • September32 (9.2%)
  • October32 (9.2%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December19 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (61%)
  • Wet or damp126 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph127 (37%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph193 (56%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20106 (19%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (13%)
  • 36 to 4599 (18%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (57%)
  • Passenger201 (36%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (79%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2006.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2006

Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2006, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2006

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2006: 44, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487447614
2ndA470305017
3rdA494284217
4thA5223701
5thA496213320
6thA499173002
7thA4086162102
8thA55132411
9thA493111811
10thA497111801
11thA424481300
12thA421271201
13thA40856600
14thB435461100
15thB43913301
16thB44053600
17thB441331900
18thA40872200
19thA4582302
20thB43662301

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2006

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2006: 28.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2006

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2006: 73.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years