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Pensarn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Pensarn, Conwy, from 1980 to 2025, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
143
2,339th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
196
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
17
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pensarn

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious1712%
  • Slight12386%

What the data shows

  • Pensarn had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% more than the 15 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Pensarn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 43 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pensarn, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Pensarn.

Where Pensarn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,339th
Most casualties
2,300th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,788th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (82%)
  • Roundabout11 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph126 (88%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant107 (55%)
  • Pedestrian53 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pensarn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pensarn, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Pensarn peaked at 10 in 1982; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202322
202222
202123
202035
201936
201800
201711
201623
201522
201400
201311
201222
201111
201057
200922
200800
200711
200615
200535
200400
200333
2002711
200134
2000710
199956
199868
199735
199644
199577
199433
199366
199245
199136
199057
1989712
198849
198788
1986410
198533
198433
198322
19821013
198100
198022

Map of recent crashes in Pensarn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pensarn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pensarn

The 24 most recent collisions in Pensarn happened between 27 August 2010 and 13 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pensarn

The A548 has the most collisions in Pensarn, 105 of 143 (73%), followed by the A55 (10).

Collisions in Pensarn on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548105149311
2ndA55101502

Council area for Pensarn

Pensarn is in Conwy, where police recorded 16,359 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pensarn accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Pensarn

All 143 collisions in Pensarn were in the LL22 postcode district.