Gogledd Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 5HA area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Gogledd Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 5HA area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 90 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Gogledd Pwllheli ward, Gwynedd, from 2001 to 2025, with 104 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, up from none in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 90; 8,695th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 104; 1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions: 2; 2 people killed
Collisions in 2025: 1; 0 in 2024

Crash severity at the LL53 5HA hotspot

18 of the 90 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal22.2%
Serious1618%
Slight7280%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 2
Seriously injured: 19
Slightly injured: 83
All casualties: 104

Accidents by year at the LL53 5HA hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2001, against an average of 3.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the LL53 5HA hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 1
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	1	1
2024	0	0
2023	2	2
2022	2	2
2021	3	3
2020	1	1
2019	3	3
2018	3	3
2017	3	4
2016	1	1
2015	7	13
2014	4	4
2013	2	2
2012	4	4
2011	1	1
2010	5	6
2009	4	4
2008	6	6
2007	1	1
2006	5	5
2005	7	7
2004	2	2
2003	8	10
2002	5	7
2001	10	12

Map of crashes at the LL53 5HA hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LL53 5HA.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Gogledd Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53 5HA area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the LL53 5HA hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Gogledd Pwllheli
Council area: Gwynedd
Nearest postcode to the centre: LL53 5HA
Postcode district: LL53
Centre (latitude, longitude): 52.88769, -4.41885
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 24 of 25
Latest collision: 30 July 2025
Rank by collisions: 8,695th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the LL53 5HA hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A497, with 18 of 90, followed by the A499 with 15.

Collisions at the LL53 5HA hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A497	18	26	0	5
2nd	A499	15	17	0	3

Towns near the LL53 5HA hotspot

85 of the 90 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Pwllheli.

All 90 crashes at the LL53 5HA hotspot

Newest first, from 17 January 2001 to 30 July 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight30 Jul 2025, 13:21
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 30 Jul 2025, 13:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202560C116461
Serious1 Aug 2023, 11:29
Ford Tourneo crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 1 Aug 2023, 11:29
- Ford Tourneo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202360A121400
Slight22 Apr 2023, 23:46
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 22 Apr 2023, 23:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202360A058380
Slight26 Sep 2022, 18:40
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 26 Sep 2022, 18:40
- Kia Sportage and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202260B146916
Slight28 Jan 2022, 09:45
Car crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 28 Jan 2022, 09:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202260B012693
Serious30 Nov 2021, 22:30
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 30 Nov 2021, 22:30
- 3 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202160Z174908
Slight11 Nov 2021, 10:26
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 11 Nov 2021, 10:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202160Z165122
Slight14 Aug 2021, 10:55
Car crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 14 Aug 2021, 10:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 202160Z119121
Serious17 Jan 2020, 14:44
Car crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 17 Jan 2020, 14:44
- 3 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 202060Y007443
Slight15 Oct 2019, 11:15
Car crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 15 Oct 2019, 11:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201960X150323
Slight20 Sep 2019, 19:00
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 20 Sep 2019, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201960X138031
Slight18 Mar 2019, 20:49
Motorcycle crash on the A499 in Gwynedd, 18 Mar 2019, 20:49
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201960X036806
Slight26 Nov 2018, 12:45
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 26 Nov 2018, 12:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201860W168663
Slight20 Jun 2018, 16:30
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 20 Jun 2018, 16:30
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201860W083006
Serious24 Apr 2018, 16:43
Car crash on the A499 in Gwynedd, 24 Apr 2018, 16:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201860W052541
Slight18 Sep 2017, 23:00
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 18 Sep 2017, 23:00
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201760V142868
Slight10 Aug 2017, 17:30
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 10 Aug 2017, 17:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201760V121220
Serious8 Aug 2017, 12:45
HGV crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 8 Aug 2017, 12:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201760V119938
Slight27 Nov 2016, 17:06
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 27 Nov 2016, 17:06
- 3 cars, a lorry and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201660U179358
Slight2 Sep 2015, 14:26
Bus crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 2 Sep 2015, 14:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201560S134294
Slight29 May 2015, 14:15
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 29 May 2015, 14:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201560S077066
Slight1 Apr 2015, 14:00
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 1 Apr 2015, 14:00
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201560S045360
Slight24 Mar 2015, 17:30
Bicycle crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 24 Mar 2015, 17:30
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201560S041178
Slight22 Mar 2015, 16:00
Car crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 22 Mar 2015, 16:00
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 201560S040107
Slight19 Jan 2015, 13:35
Car crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 19 Jan 2015, 13:35
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201560S008752
Serious7 Jan 2015, 13:21
HGV crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 7 Jan 2015, 13:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201560S003097
Slight27 Sep 2014, 14:55
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 27 Sep 2014, 14:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201460R153034
Slight28 Aug 2014, 08:27
HGV crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 28 Aug 2014, 08:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201460R134964
Serious22 Mar 2014, 18:34
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 22 Mar 2014, 18:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201460R042330
Slight18 Feb 2014, 15:24
Bicycle crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 18 Feb 2014, 15:24
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201460R024959
Slight1 Sep 2013, 14:30
Van crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 1 Sep 2013, 14:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201360P018559
Serious18 Feb 2013, 12:05
Car crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 18 Feb 2013, 12:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201360P025843
Serious22 Dec 2012, 11:52
Motorcycle crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 22 Dec 2012, 11:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201260N209681
Serious14 Dec 2012, 16:30
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 14 Dec 2012, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201260N205328
Slight26 Aug 2012, 15:35
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 26 Aug 2012, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201260N142365
Slight6 Aug 2012, 12:53
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 6 Aug 2012, 12:53
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201260N129137
Slight27 Jan 2011, 17:27
Car crash on the A499 in Gwynedd, 27 Jan 2011, 17:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201160M014643
Slight13 Oct 2010, 19:50
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 13 Oct 2010, 19:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and Citroen C2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201060L191036
Slight4 Sep 2010, 14:05
Mercedes crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 4 Sep 2010, 14:05
- Mercedes and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201060L165460
Slight24 Aug 2010, 11:00
Land Rover Range Rover crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 24 Aug 2010, 11:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201060L157446
Slight1 Jun 2010, 18:10
Ford Fiesta crash on the A497 in Gwynedd, 1 Jun 2010, 18:10
- Ford Fiesta and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201060L098396
Slight4 Apr 2010, 13:00
Nissan Note crash on the A499 in Gwynedd, 4 Apr 2010, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201060L056899
Slight10 Oct 2009, 20:35
Nissan Terrano crash on the A499 in Gwynedd, 10 Oct 2009, 20:35
- Nissan Terrano and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009609194418
Slight3 Jul 2009, 12:55
Toyota Avensis crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 3 Jul 2009, 12:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009609123159
Slight15 Jun 2009, 14:15
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 15 Jun 2009, 14:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009609110168
Slight6 Jan 2009, 09:00
Dennis crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 6 Jan 2009, 09:00
- Dennis and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009609003236
Slight7 Dec 2008, 00:20
Taxi crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 7 Dec 2008, 00:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008608231212
Slight10 Nov 2008, 17:30
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gwynedd, 10 Nov 2008, 17:30
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008608215294