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Pwllheli road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, from 1979 to 2025, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
263
1,681st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
303
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
47
49 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pwllheli

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight21180%

What the data shows

  • Pwllheli had 22 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 41 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Pwllheli were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Pwllheli are between noon and 3pm, with 28% of collisions.
  • 61 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pwllheli, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Pwllheli ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,681st
Most casualties
1,800th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,806th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (72%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph244 (93%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Other10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian142 (47%)
  • Car occupant108 (36%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pwllheli road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pwllheli, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pwllheli peaked at 14 in 2001; 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
202133
202022
201933
201833
201745
201622
2015713
201444
201333
201233
201111
201055
200955
200866
200722
200655
200577
200434
200379
200244
20011418
200033
199968
199868
199777
199678
199557
1994711
199367
199267
19911212
199077
198944
198866
198789
198655
19851315
198455
19831316
198278
19811014
19801416
197988

Map of recent crashes in Pwllheli

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pwllheli

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pwllheli

The 24 most recent collisions in Pwllheli happened between 29 May 2015 and 30 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pwllheli

The A497 has the most collisions in Pwllheli, 65 of 263 (25%), followed by the A499 (38).

Collisions in Pwllheli on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4976581215
2ndA499384503

Council area for Pwllheli

Pwllheli is in Gwynedd, where police recorded 16,819 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pwllheli accounts for 1.6% of them.

Postcode district for Pwllheli

All 263 collisions in Pwllheli were in the LL53 postcode district.