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Isle of Anglesey road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1985 (243), and casualties fell from 352.

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

Collisions in 1986
220
Down 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
330
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
26% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986

2.3% of collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.8% and 22% on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious5826%
  • Slight15771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious7723%
  • Slight24875%

Isle of Anglesey road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 289 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 220, down 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (9.5%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.6%)
  • February13 (5.9%)
  • March17 (7.7%)
  • April16 (7.3%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June26 (12%)
  • July21 (9.5%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September12 (5.5%)
  • October20 (9.1%)
  • November15 (6.8%)
  • December16 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (5.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (57%)
  • Wet or damp89 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (41%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph113 (51%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (13%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (29%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.1%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (51%)
  • Passenger126 (38%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Anglesey in 1986

Map of the last 9 crashes of 1986 on the Isle of Anglesey

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

  • 9 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Isle of Anglesey ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Anglesey had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 1986.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Anglesey with the most crashes in 1986

The A5 had the most collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986: 71, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Anglesey, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA571106020
2ndA5025254328
3rdB5109162815
4thA4080142004
5thB4545142204
6thB511191411
7thA5455801
8thB51104601
9thB44192401
10thB44222200
11thB51082201
12thB54202201
13thA51141100
14thB51121101

Towns on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1986

Holyhead had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986: 30.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1986

LL65 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986: 81.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Isle of Anglesey road accidents in other years