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Isle of Anglesey road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (235), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 1997
234
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
369
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
12% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997

2.1% of collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.8% and 22% on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight20286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious359.5%
  • Slight32989%

Isle of Anglesey road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 289 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 234, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6%)
  • February14 (6%)
  • March18 (7.7%)
  • April17 (7.3%)
  • May22 (9.4%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August31 (13%)
  • September18 (7.7%)
  • October12 (5.1%)
  • November17 (7.3%)
  • December19 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (58%)
  • Wet or damp95 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (39%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph106 (45%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (72%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (57%)
  • Passenger121 (33%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Anglesey in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Anglesey had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1997.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Anglesey with the most crashes in 1997

The A5 had the most collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997: 82, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Anglesey, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA582143111
2ndA5025335221
3rdA4080193803
4thB5109131704
5thB511181400
6thB542071401
7thB45456802
8thB51103500
9thA5452300
10thB51122200
11thA4081100
12thB40801200
13thB43661100
14thB44191100
15thB44221101
16thB51991100

Towns on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1997

Holyhead had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997: 26.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1997

LL65 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997: 85.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Isle of Anglesey road accidents in other years