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Isle of Anglesey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,053 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025, and 11,759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 224 were fatal and 1,755 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 31% on 2024 (48), and casualties fell from 61 to 41.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,053
16th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
11,759
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
224
2.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 31% on 2024

Crash severity on the Isle of Anglesey

2.8% of collisions on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2242.8%
  • Serious1,75522%
  • Slight6,07475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2542.2%
  • Serious2,23519%
  • Slight9,27079%

Isle of Anglesey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties on the Isle of Anglesey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 289 in 1982. In 2025 there were 33, down 31% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20253341
20244861
20235365
20225463
20216185
20205062
201982106
201877108
20177294
201671101
2015100139
2014108158
2013106148
2012101148
2011125173
2010118158
2009143225
2008119164
2007146203
2006171240
2005151198
2004148221
2003175254
2002203303
2001196278
2000225335
1999223350
1998275425
1997234369
1996235373
1995212324
1994229331
1993207303
1992218358
1991248372
1990237336
1989239382
1988236318
1987222310
1986220330
1985243352
1984275442
1983267354
1982289439
1981267380
1980282386
1979259394

When and where crashes happen on the Isle of Anglesey

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,102 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,041 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,089 (14%)
  • Thursday1,206 (15%)
  • Friday1,306 (16%)
  • Saturday1,313 (16%)
  • Sunday996 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59465 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59125 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59713 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,168 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,481 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,016 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,244 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59841 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January578 (7.2%)
  • February576 (7.2%)
  • March555 (6.9%)
  • April616 (7.6%)
  • May689 (8.6%)
  • June700 (8.7%)
  • July790 (9.8%)
  • August938 (12%)
  • September660 (8.2%)
  • October688 (8.5%)
  • November625 (7.8%)
  • December638 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,769 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,177 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit955 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown99 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,881 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,201 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds293 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds263 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist37 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other278 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,961 (62%)
  • Wet or damp2,888 (36%)
  • Frost or ice138 (1.7%)
  • Snow42 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep21 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph29 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,401 (42%)
  • 40 mph411 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph346 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph3,416 (42%)
  • 70 mph446 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,447 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway306 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road135 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout113 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Anglesey

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,023 (68%)
  • Pedestrian1,306 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist1,164 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist565 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant218 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant155 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)107 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant79 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant65 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (0.4%)
  • Other27 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5300 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10523 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15683 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 202,559 (22%)
  • 21 to 251,685 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,891 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,391 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,013 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65772 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75537 (4.6%)
  • Over 75382 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,790 (58%)
  • Passenger3,663 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1,306 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car10,688 (76%)
  • Motorcycle1,145 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle577 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes465 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes442 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach199 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle177 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car115 (0.8%)
  • Minibus96 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle64 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots on the Isle of Anglesey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 6 busiest accident hotspots on the Isle of Anglesey

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

How the Isle of Anglesey ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Anglesey had the 16th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
16th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 71st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
333rdMaldon8,41611,4701562,102
334thRibble Valley8,29112,1012342,000
335thAdur8,26910,4141221,549
336thIsle of Anglesey (this area)8,05311,7592241,755
337thTorfaen7,94910,6791181,642
338thRedditch7,67610,0331031,349
339thEast Renfrewshire7,61810,0971561,816

Accident hotspots on the Isle of Anglesey

Tref Cybi, Isle of Anglesey, LL65 1UR area is the busiest accident hotspot on the Isle of Anglesey, with 205 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads on the Isle of Anglesey with the most crashes

The A5 had the most collisions on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025: 1,813, including 67 fatal and 377 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Anglesey, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51,8132,86067377
2ndA50251,1641,88951285
3rdA408053383715143
4thB51094966608108
5thB4545308416563
6thB51112714271258
7thA545207309638
8thA551932861344
9thB5420185267148
10thB5110135209334
11thB442290143221
12thB44196189213
13thA5114567919
14thB51085069112
15thB51124764013
16thB40804701
17thA4083301
18thA4872400
19thA52052401
20thA5252200

Towns on the Isle of Anglesey

Holyhead had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025: 922.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Anglesey

LL65 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025: 2,807.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Anglesey

Of the latest 24 crashes on the Isle of Anglesey, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity