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Gwynedd road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2017, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2016 (178), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2017
182
Up 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
268
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2017

2.2% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2017 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious5329%
  • Slight12569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5922%
  • Slight20576%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 182, up 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 182
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (20%)
  • Thursday11 (6%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February6 (3.3%)
  • March17 (9.3%)
  • April12 (6.6%)
  • May16 (8.8%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July26 (14%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September12 (6.6%)
  • October12 (6.6%)
  • November18 (9.9%)
  • December11 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (60%)
  • Wet or damp72 (40%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph74 (41%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (47%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (65%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (20%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (61%)
  • Passenger69 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (74%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gwynedd ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2017.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2017

Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2017, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2017

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2017: 23, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487232929
2ndA496141706
3rdA470121825
4thA494101902
5thA408681303
6thA49381301
7thA57803
8thA49761103
9thA5561301
10thB44134701
11thA42123403
12thA4983402
13thB43543301
14thA4992300
15thB43662200
16thB44052501
17thA40851100
18thA40871100
19thA42441600
20thA4581100

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2017

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2017: 10.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2017

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2017: 29.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2017, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years