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Gwynedd road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2015, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (257), and casualties fell from 363.

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

Collisions in 2015
246
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
348
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2015 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight19077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6218%
  • Slight28381%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 246, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (19%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (5.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.9%)
  • February17 (6.9%)
  • March23 (9.3%)
  • April19 (7.7%)
  • May21 (8.5%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August32 (13%)
  • September20 (8.1%)
  • October17 (6.9%)
  • November15 (6.1%)
  • December18 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (63%)
  • Wet or damp90 (37%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (41%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph118 (48%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (67%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (16%)
  • 56 to 6541 (12%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 7514 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (59%)
  • Passenger95 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2015

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2015 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gwynedd

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gwynedd ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2015.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2015

Canol Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2015, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2015

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2015: 32, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487325113
2ndA496193006
3rdA5162406
4thA4086141402
5thA497142604
6thA470132001
7thA49391602
8thA4947702
9thA40876701
10thA49961401
11thB44175600
12thA42124600
13thB44114901
14thB44184602
15thA40853501
16thA553402
17thA4582201
18thA4982201
19thB43912202
20thA42441100

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2015

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2015: 21.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2015

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2015: 48.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years