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Gwynedd road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2012, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (283), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 2012
272
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
395
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2012

2.6% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2012 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious6424%
  • Slight20174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight30778%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 272, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (18%)
  • Sunday41 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.4%)
  • February19 (7%)
  • March23 (8.5%)
  • April9 (3.3%)
  • May27 (9.9%)
  • June33 (12%)
  • July21 (7.7%)
  • August36 (13%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October17 (6.3%)
  • November20 (7.4%)
  • December23 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (61%)
  • Wet or damp99 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph101 (37%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph132 (49%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (72%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (65%)
  • Passenger104 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2012.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2012

Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2012, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2012

The A496 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2012: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA496232903
2ndA487223607
3rdA5192606
4thA494183125
5thA499152806
6thA4086131613
7thA497131705
8thA470122115
9thA55122611
10thA42127912
11thA49371101
12thA40856703
13thA40876601
14thA42446811
15thB45475700
16thA4983401
17thB43913302
18thB44173500
19thA4582400
20thB44132300

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2012

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2012: 24.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2012

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2012: 53.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years