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Isle of Anglesey road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (220), and casualties fell from 330.

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

Collisions in 1987
222
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
310
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
24% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987

3.6% of collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.8% and 22% on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.6%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious7223%
  • Slight22874%

Isle of Anglesey road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 289 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 222, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday46 (21%)
  • Saturday42 (19%)
  • Sunday22 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.5%)
  • February16 (7.2%)
  • March12 (5.4%)
  • April13 (5.9%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June18 (8.1%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August31 (14%)
  • September12 (5.4%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November18 (8.1%)
  • December14 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (61%)
  • Wet or damp82 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (48%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph96 (43%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (65%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2083 (27%)
  • 21 to 2556 (18%)
  • 26 to 3538 (12%)
  • 36 to 4529 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5517 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (55%)
  • Passenger99 (32%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Anglesey in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 on the Isle of Anglesey

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Isle of Anglesey ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Anglesey had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1987.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Anglesey with the most crashes in 1987

The A5 had the most collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987: 66, including 6 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Anglesey, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA566110620
2ndA5025334807
3rdB5109131502
4thB4545121403
5thA408091503
6thA5456702
7thB511061101
8thB51115801
9thB51123501
10thA51142201
11thB44192301
12thA51221100
13thB44221100
14thB51061100
15thB51081101
16thB54201100

Towns on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1987

Holyhead had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987: 23.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1987

LL65 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987: 81.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Isle of Anglesey road accidents in other years