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Gwynedd road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2010, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (317), and casualties rose from 478.

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

Collisions in 2010
337
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
508
Up 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2010

1.2% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2010 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight26980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight42784%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 337, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (2.4%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March16 (4.7%)
  • April28 (8.3%)
  • May30 (8.9%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August41 (12%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November31 (9.2%)
  • December18 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (60%)
  • Wet or damp110 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Snow11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (36%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph178 (53%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (88%)
  • Roundabout17 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (69%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6560 (12%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (58%)
  • Passenger156 (31%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (77%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2010.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2010

Canol Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2010, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2010

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2010: 50, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4875089012
2ndA496294816
3rdA494213226
4thA470162704
5thA493162202
6thA499152204
7thA5152404
8thA497131501
9thA4086101802
10thA5591400
11thA424471212
12thA40855600
13thA40875801
14thB44055902
15thB43664401
16thB43914501
17thA4583300
18thB44173401
19thB44183300
20thA42122300

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2010

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2010: 29.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2010

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2010: 66.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years