Skip to main content
CrashStats

Gwynedd road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2019, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2018 (202), and casualties fell from 305.

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

Collisions in 2019
185
Down 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
264
Down 13% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2019

1.6% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2019 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious6032%
  • Slight12266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious7428%
  • Slight18771%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 185, down 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 185
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.6%)
  • February21 (11%)
  • March20 (11%)
  • April14 (7.6%)
  • May18 (9.7%)
  • June8 (4.3%)
  • July17 (9.2%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September13 (7%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November7 (3.8%)
  • December8 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (68%)
  • Wet or damp53 (29%)
  • Snow4 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph88 (48%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph74 (40%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2042 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3533 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.7%)
  • Over 7521 (8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (62%)
  • Passenger69 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (75%)
  • Motorcycle32 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2019.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2019

Canol Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1LH area and Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2019, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2019

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2019: 23, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487234019
2ndA496131906
3rdA499132202
4thA493101421
5thA494101402
6thA5592402
7thA47081102
8thA581204
9thA4977702
10thA40866602
11thA40876802
12thA42444703
13thA40853300
14thA42123501
15thB43913502
16thB44173301
17thB45473601
18thA4982300
19thB43542201
20thA4581100

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2019

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2019: 15.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2019

LL55 and LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2019, with 27 each.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2019, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years