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Gwynedd road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2011, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2010 (337), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 2011
283
Down 16% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
410
Down 19% on 2010
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2011

2.8% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2011 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious6724%
  • Slight20873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7719%
  • Slight32579%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 283, down 16% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (20%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (3.9%)
  • February22 (7.8%)
  • March27 (9.5%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May24 (8.5%)
  • June25 (8.8%)
  • July36 (13%)
  • August40 (14%)
  • September19 (6.7%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November16 (5.7%)
  • December11 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (67%)
  • Wet or damp90 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (40%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph139 (49%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (66%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (12%)
  • 36 to 4577 (19%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.6%)
  • Over 7519 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (62%)
  • Passenger111 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (73%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gwynedd ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2011.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2011

Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2011, with 16 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2011

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2011: 35, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4873565111
2ndA496213302
3rdA470142334
4thA494141802
5thA493121913
6thA497121602
7thA5121603
8thA499111212
9thA408691404
10thA5591502
11thA40857902
12thA42447802
13thA40874501
14thA51224701
15thB43914602
16thB44174600
17thB45473601
18thA42122310
19thA4582401
20thB43542210

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2011

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2011: 29.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2011

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2011: 64.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2011, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years