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Isle of Anglesey road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (282), and casualties fell from 386.

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

Collisions in 1981
267
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
380
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
31% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981

3.4% of collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.8% and 22% on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious8431%
  • Slight17465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious10528%
  • Slight26570%

Isle of Anglesey road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 289 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 267, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (10%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (4.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.4%)
  • February23 (8.6%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April21 (7.9%)
  • May22 (8.2%)
  • June20 (7.5%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August42 (16%)
  • September26 (9.7%)
  • October15 (5.6%)
  • November21 (7.9%)
  • December14 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (61%)
  • Wet or damp96 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph109 (41%)
  • 40 mph8 (3%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph138 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20125 (33%)
  • 21 to 2567 (18%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5512 (3.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (56%)
  • Passenger122 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (70%)
  • Motorcycle80 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Anglesey in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Anglesey had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1981.

Collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Anglesey with the most crashes in 1981

The A5 had the most collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981: 64, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Anglesey, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA56499218
2ndA50254171417
3rdA40802127111
4thB5109192608
5thB4545152005
6thB511181102
7thB51107801
8thA5454410
9thB44192300
10thA51141201
11thB44221200
12thB51081100
13thB51121100

Towns on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1981

Holyhead had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981: 34.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1981

LL65 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981: 102.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Isle of Anglesey road accidents in other years