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Gwynedd road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2008, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2007 (345), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 2008
365
Up 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
544
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2008

2.5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2008 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious8122%
  • Slight27575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious10419%
  • Slight43179%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 365, up 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.9%)
  • February21 (5.8%)
  • March27 (7.4%)
  • April38 (10%)
  • May32 (8.8%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July29 (7.9%)
  • August42 (12%)
  • September25 (6.8%)
  • October35 (9.6%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December21 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (56%)
  • Wet or damp151 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (38%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph193 (53%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (69%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20112 (21%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.8%)
  • Over 7524 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (59%)
  • Passenger155 (28%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (81%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2008.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2008

Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2008, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2008

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2008: 57, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48757100111
2ndA496284619
3rdA493222924
4thA470172414
5thA499163205
6thA4086132005
7thA497111411
8thA494101813
9thA5101101
10thA408791001
11thB441381312
12thA424461003
13thB45475602
14thB43544700
15thB43664501
16thA51223301
17thB44053400
18thA42122201
19thA5482401
20thA552300

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2008

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2008: 26.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2008

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2008: 68.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years