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Gwynedd road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2020, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 39% on 2019 (185), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 2020
113
Down 39% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
146
Down 45% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2020

3.5% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2020 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious4338%
  • Slight6658%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.4%
  • Serious4531%
  • Slight9666%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 113, down 39% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 113
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (18%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday20 (18%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday16 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (17%)
  • February12 (11%)
  • March8 (7.1%)
  • April2 (1.8%)
  • May1 (0.9%)
  • June2 (1.8%)
  • July14 (12%)
  • August17 (15%)
  • September15 (13%)
  • October4 (3.5%)
  • November13 (12%)
  • December6 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (56%)
  • Wet or damp46 (41%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph46 (41%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph53 (47%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (88%)
  • Roundabout7 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (19%)
  • Pedestrian19 (13%)
  • Cyclist9 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2015 (10%)
  • 21 to 2520 (14%)
  • 26 to 3527 (18%)
  • 36 to 4515 (10%)
  • 46 to 5523 (16%)
  • 56 to 6516 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.2%)
  • Over 7512 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider98 (67%)
  • Passenger29 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car129 (69%)
  • Motorcycle26 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2020.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2020

Canol Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2020, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2020

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2020: 23, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4872334110
2ndA58902
3rdA47051003
4thA4935701
5thA4965501
6thA4975602
7thA4994501
8thA553610
9thB45473300
10thA40862202
11thA42442301
12thA4582401
13thA4942200
14thA40871100
15thA42121101
16thA4981101
17thB43541101
18thB43911101
19thB44051100

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2020

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2020: 10.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2020

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2020: 27.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2020, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2020.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years