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Gwynedd road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 86 road traffic collisions in Gwynedd in 2024, and 142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 41% on 2023 (146), and casualties fell from 195.

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

Collisions in 2024
86
Down 41% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
142
Down 27% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Gwynedd in 2024

5.8% of collisions in Gwynedd in 2024 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.6% and 23% in Gwynedd from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal55.8%
  • Serious3945%
  • Slight4249%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious5337%
  • Slight8459%

Gwynedd road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gwynedd, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 86, down 41% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 86
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (12%)
  • Tuesday13 (15%)
  • Wednesday13 (15%)
  • Thursday8 (9.3%)
  • Friday9 (10%)
  • Saturday21 (24%)
  • Sunday12 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (2.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7%)
  • February5 (5.8%)
  • March8 (9.3%)
  • April7 (8.1%)
  • May9 (10%)
  • June7 (8.1%)
  • July8 (9.3%)
  • August11 (13%)
  • September9 (10%)
  • October4 (4.7%)
  • November6 (7%)
  • December6 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight62 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds69 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (71%)
  • Wet or damp24 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (28%)
  • 30 mph5 (5.8%)
  • 40 mph6 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph48 (56%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gwynedd in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (18%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2017 (12%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3526 (18%)
  • 36 to 4516 (11%)
  • 46 to 5513 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7%)
  • Over 7520 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (59%)
  • Passenger48 (34%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car99 (64%)
  • Motorcycle25 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gwynedd in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gwynedd had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2024.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gwynedd in 2024

Menai, Gwynedd, LL55 1PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gwynedd in 2024, with 5 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gwynedd with the most crashes in 2024

The A487 had the most collisions in Gwynedd in 2024: 11, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gwynedd, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487112126
2ndA49681714
3rdA55600
4thA4974502
5thA42123411
6thA4703502
7thA4983703
8thA4993902
9thA40852410
10thA40862301
11thA42442202
12thA4942202
13thB44132202
14thA40871301
15thA4931101
16thA551200
17thB41191100
18thB43541101
19thB43661100
20thB43911100

Towns in Gwynedd: crashes in 2024

Bangor had the most collisions of any town in Gwynedd in 2024: 7.

Postcode districts in Gwynedd: crashes in 2024

LL57 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gwynedd in 2024: 19.

Latest crashes in Gwynedd in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Gwynedd in 2024, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Gwynedd road accidents in other years