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Gwynedd road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2013, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (272), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 2013
263
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
385
Down 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2013

1.5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2013 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight20277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight31682%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 263, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February13 (4.9%)
  • March24 (9.1%)
  • April23 (8.7%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June24 (9.1%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August34 (13%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October22 (8.4%)
  • November15 (5.7%)
  • December18 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (63%)
  • Wet or damp86 (33%)
  • Snow6 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (43%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph126 (48%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (66%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (14%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 7532 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (59%)
  • Passenger108 (28%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (78%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2013.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2013

Canol Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2013, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2013

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2013: 36, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4873661010
2ndA470192903
3rdA493162605
4thA494142503
5thA497141905
6thA5131513
7thA4086101213
8thA408791401
9thA49991903
10thA421281201
11thA49681002
12thA424471000
13thA5561000
14thB44134802
15thA40853302
16thA4583402
17thB44183300
18thA4982300
19thB43662200
20thB43912300

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2013

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2013: 30.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2013

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2013: 59.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years