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LL42 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in the LL42 postcode district, Gwynedd, from 1979 to 2025, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 87 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
367
2,480th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
529
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
13 people killed
Serious collisions
87
115 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LL42

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious8724%
  • Slight26873%

What the data shows

  • LL42 had 40 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 96 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in LL42 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in LL42, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in LL42.

Where LL42 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,480th
Most casualties
2,481st
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,494th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday48 (13%)
  • Saturday64 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph198 (54%)
  • 40 mph22 (6%)
  • 60 mph134 (37%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant298 (56%)
  • Pedestrian124 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LL42 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LL42, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LL42 peaked at 18 in 2010; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202438
202334
2022814
202156
202022
201979
201846
201744
201625
20151014
201467
201367
2012710
20111013
20101822
200957
20081219
2007810
20061419
200556
200489
2003911
20021326
20011525
200077
19991015
1998815
1997921
19961212
1995810
199458
1993713
199269
19911117
1990813
19891011
1988911
19871118
198656
198556
198467
19831015
1982710
198189
19801117
1979813

Map of recent crashes in LL42

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LL42

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LL42

The 24 most recent collisions in LL42 happened between 22 December 2019 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LL42

Of the 367 collisions in LL42, 274 were on the A496.

Collisions in LL42 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4962744221165

Council area for LL42

LL42 is in Gwynedd, where police recorded 16,819 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LL42 accounts for 2.2% of them.

Town in LL42

Of the 367 collisions in LL42, 155 (42%) were in Barmouth.