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Gwynedd road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2018, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2017 (182), and casualties rose from 268.

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

Collisions in 2018
202
Up 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
305
Up 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
10
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2018

5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2018 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal105%
  • Serious6834%
  • Slight12461%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.6%
  • Serious8829%
  • Slight20668%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 202, up 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (11%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.5%)
  • February14 (6.9%)
  • March18 (8.9%)
  • April15 (7.4%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June16 (7.9%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September11 (5.4%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November16 (7.9%)
  • December15 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other6 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (62%)
  • Wet or damp69 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (43%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (4%)
  • 60 mph89 (44%)
  • 70 mph4 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (62%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3536 (12%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.5%)
  • Over 7521 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (58%)
  • Passenger93 (30%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (74%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2018.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2018

Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2018, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2018

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2018: 32, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4873253211
2ndA5142906
3rdA499132119
4thA408691002
5thA47091621
6thA4948912
7thA49781903
8thA42446904
9thA5561112
10thA40875700
11thA4965701
12thB43915501
13thA4934602
14thA40853602
15thA42123802
16thA4582410
17thA4982201
18thB44052310
19thB44132210
20thB44172400

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2018

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2018: 18.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2018

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2018: 49.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2018, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2018.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years