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Kinmel Bay and Towyn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 982 road traffic collisions in Kinmel Bay and Towyn, Conwy, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 186 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
982
766th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,433
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
14 people killed
Serious collisions
186
206 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kinmel Bay and Towyn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious18619%
  • Slight78280%

What the data shows

  • Kinmel Bay and Towyn had 81 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 152 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Kinmel Bay and Towyn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 268 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kinmel Bay and Towyn, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Kinmel Bay and Towyn.

Where Kinmel Bay and Towyn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
766th
Most casualties
685th
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
735th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (9.4%)
  • Thursday132 (13%)
  • Friday165 (17%)
  • Saturday184 (19%)
  • Sunday138 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway947 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph560 (57%)
  • 40 mph394 (40%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds768 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant788 (55%)
  • Pedestrian288 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (11%)
  • Cyclist103 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kinmel Bay and Towyn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kinmel Bay and Towyn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kinmel Bay and Towyn peaked at 43 in 1997; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202444
202377
20221421
202169
202088
20191012
2018812
201789
2016912
20151214
20141831
20131117
20121617
20111521
20101013
20092131
20081521
20071223
20062231
20052537
20041826
20032540
20022026
20013041
20003046
19992935
19983362
19974360
19962028
19953563
19943042
19931928
19922640
19913347
19902427
19892839
19883056
19872542
19863041
19852834
19843447
19832639
19823456
19812850
19802630
19792029

Map of recent crashes in Kinmel Bay and Towyn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kinmel Bay and Towyn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kinmel Bay and Towyn

The 24 most recent collisions in Kinmel Bay and Towyn happened between 18 October 2022 and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kinmel Bay and Towyn

The A548 has the most collisions in Kinmel Bay and Towyn, 637 of 982 (65%), followed by the A547 (8).

Collisions in Kinmel Bay and Towyn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA54863797712128
2ndA54781202

Council area for Kinmel Bay and Towyn

Kinmel Bay and Towyn is in Conwy, where police recorded 16,359 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kinmel Bay and Towyn accounts for 6% of them.

Postcode districts in Kinmel Bay and Towyn

Collisions in Kinmel Bay and Towyn were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by LL18 (605) and LL22 (377).