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Isle of Anglesey road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,053 collisions on the Isle of Anglesey.

Collisions in 1979
259
Casualties in 1979
394
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
30% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979

2.3% of collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.8% and 22% on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious7730%
  • Slight17668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious10928%
  • Slight27470%

Isle of Anglesey road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 289 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 259.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (9.7%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (20%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (10%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.6%)
  • February14 (5.4%)
  • March17 (6.6%)
  • April25 (9.7%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July34 (13%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September21 (8.1%)
  • October22 (8.5%)
  • November14 (5.4%)
  • December22 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (63%)
  • Wet or damp74 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.4%)
  • Snow7 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (37%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph140 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20104 (26%)
  • 21 to 2565 (16%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6511 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (52%)
  • Passenger154 (39%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (72%)
  • Motorcycle48 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Anglesey in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 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

How the Isle of Anglesey ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Anglesey had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1979.

Collisions
325th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Anglesey with the most crashes in 1979

The A5 had the most collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979: 72, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Anglesey, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA572115517
2ndA50252952012
3rdB4545182405
4thA4080162817
5thB5109121705
6thB511181203
7thA54571102
8thB44225601
9thB51105701
10thA8112501
11thA51141100
12thB31111101
13thB40801100
14thB44191201
15thB45201100
16thB51081100
17thB51121100

Towns on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1979

Holyhead had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979: 28.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1979

LL65 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979: 105.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Isle of Anglesey road accidents in other years