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Isle of Anglesey road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (259), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 1980
282
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
386
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
33% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980

4.3% of collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.8% and 22% on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.3%
  • Serious9433%
  • Slight17662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious11730%
  • Slight25767%

Isle of Anglesey road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 289 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 282, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (10%)
  • Tuesday29 (10%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (22%)
  • Sunday24 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.4%)
  • February22 (7.8%)
  • March21 (7.4%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May26 (9.2%)
  • June22 (7.8%)
  • July25 (8.9%)
  • August37 (13%)
  • September24 (8.5%)
  • October26 (9.2%)
  • November21 (7.4%)
  • December17 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (64%)
  • Wet or damp96 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph114 (40%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph147 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (19%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20123 (32%)
  • 21 to 2564 (17%)
  • 26 to 3553 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5517 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (56%)
  • Passenger114 (30%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (70%)
  • Motorcycle74 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Anglesey in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Anglesey had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1980.

Collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Anglesey with the most crashes in 1980

The A5 had the most collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980: 58, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Anglesey, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55889415
2ndA50253852216
3rdB5109181806
4thB4545131414
5thA4080111806
6thA545111714
7thB5111101312
8thB51105703
9thB51123502
10thA51142401
11thB44222301
12thB44191100
13thB51081100
14thB54201100

Towns on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1980

Holyhead had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980: 38.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1980

LL65 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980: 102.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1980, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Isle of Anglesey road accidents in other years