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Isle of Anglesey road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1997 (234), and casualties rose from 369.

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

Collisions in 1998
275
Up 18% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
425
Up 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
11% of collisions

Crash severity on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998

3.3% of collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.8% and 22% on the Isle of Anglesey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight23585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious429.9%
  • Slight37388%

Isle of Anglesey road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 289 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 275, up 18% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.2%)
  • February10 (3.6%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April23 (8.4%)
  • May32 (12%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August27 (9.8%)
  • September18 (6.5%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November19 (6.9%)
  • December21 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (54%)
  • Wet or damp121 (44%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (39%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph143 (52%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (79%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2077 (18%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3588 (21%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (57%)
  • Passenger151 (36%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Isle of Anglesey in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Anglesey had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1998.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads on the Isle of Anglesey with the most crashes in 1998

The A5 had the most collisions on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998: 88, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions on the Isle of Anglesey, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58815458
2ndA5025396334
3rdA4080172803
4thB5420131503
5thB5109121700
6thA54571611
7thB45456600
8thB511161101
9thA51144500
10thB44223400
11thB51123301
12thB44192201
13thB51082200
14thA50201200
15thA5251100
16thB40801301
17thB51101100
18thB51221100

Towns on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1998

Holyhead had the most collisions of any town on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998: 22.

Postcode districts on the Isle of Anglesey: crashes in 1998

LL65 had the most collisions of any postcode district on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998: 96.

Latest crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes on the Isle of Anglesey in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Isle of Anglesey road accidents in other years