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LL53 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,804 road traffic collisions in the LL53 postcode district, Gwynedd, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 402 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,804
1,837th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,679
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
51 people killed
Serious collisions
402
527 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LL53

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal502.8%
  • Serious40222%
  • Slight1,35275%

What the data shows

  • LL53 had 180 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 308 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in LL53 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 336 children under 16 were killed or injured in LL53, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in LL53.

Where LL53 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,837th
Most casualties
1,775th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
1,753rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday247 (14%)
  • Tuesday204 (11%)
  • Wednesday251 (14%)
  • Thursday240 (13%)
  • Friday300 (17%)
  • Saturday314 (17%)
  • Sunday248 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,344 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting272 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,658 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout45 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph643 (36%)
  • 40 mph33 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph1,018 (56%)
  • 70 mph78 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,330 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds292 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,892 (71%)
  • Pedestrian366 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist105 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant58 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LL53 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LL53, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LL53 peaked at 63 in 1980; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251421
2024816
20231618
20222029
20211820
20201113
20192534
20182443
20172435
20162033
20152746
20142031
20132746
20123756
20112933
20103753
20092939
20083350
20073352
20063666
20054264
20043846
20034267
20024778
20015879
20004063
19995272
19984271
19975878
19965381
19954467
19945789
19934971
19925371
19915273
19904872
19894876
19883859
19874867
19865180
19855367
19843748
19834266
19824669
198161100
198063101
19795470

Map of recent crashes in LL53

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LL53

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LL53

The 24 most recent collisions in LL53 happened between 18 September 2023 and 28 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LL53

The A499 has the most collisions in LL53, 449 of 1,804 (25%), followed by the A497 (370).

Collisions in LL53 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49944974216104
2ndA4973705681290
3rdB4413130202430
4thB4417130192326
5thB4354108165426

Council area for LL53

LL53 is in Gwynedd, where police recorded 16,819 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LL53 accounts for 11% of them.

Town in LL53

Of the 1,804 collisions in LL53, 263 (15%) were in Pwllheli.