Wales · Local authority W06000003

Driving around Conwy.

Understand the wider traffic picture, discuss local driving skills and find useful next steps.

Population and household transport

Explore the full local-area picture

Residents aged 17–24

7,142

Mid-2025 estimate. This is an age-group count, not the number of learners.

Households without a car or van

18.5%

Census 2021. Household vehicle availability does not establish access to a practice car.

Annual traffic

828

Million motor-vehicle miles during 2025.

A measure of travel across this authority area, not the number of vehicles, a road’s daily flow or current congestion. DfT asks that these figures be rounded to the nearest million miles.

Reported injury collisions

97

Police-reported personal-injury collisions during 2025.

5 fatal collisions. This counts collisions, not people killed. Damage-only incidents and unreported collisions are outside this dataset.

Traffic over time

Annual million vehicle miles, rounded. Authority boundaries can change.
YearAll motor vehiclesCars and taxis
2025 828 643
2024 812 627
2023 792 608
2022 801 612
2021 684 504
2020 581 425
2019 814 635
2018 810 631
2017 796 623
2016 776 609
2015 716 562
2014 709 559
2013 686 541
2012 679 534
2011 677 533

Road setting

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting Collisions
Single carriageway 76
Dual carriageway 9
Roundabout 6
One way street 5
Slip road 1

Light conditions

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting Collisions
Daylight 78
Darkness - lights lit 10
Darkness - no lighting 8
Darkness - lighting unknown 1
More collisions does not automatically mean greater risk.

Traffic exposure, area size, road mix and reporting vary. These are counts, not comparable collision rates. Ask your instructor to choose practice environments suited to your current ability and current conditions.

Plan useful practice

Work with a qualified supervisor and agree goals with your instructor.

Check today’s conditions

Official roadworks, travel and weather services.

Teach and reflect

Planning, CPD and tools for instructor development.

Community and travel context

Census 2021 gives a historical picture of Conwy. These figures can help you plan the support and practical questions to discuss with an instructor.

Residents reporting a disability

22.6%

Census definition; not driving fitness.

Employed residents commuting as car/van drivers

58.1%

Census 2021, during coronavirus restrictions.

Explore language, disability and commuting figures for Conwy

Sources and matching

Traffic: DfT road traffic downloads. Collisions: DfT STATS19 2025. We match the traffic authority code to the collision’s current highway-authority code; this does not assign an instructor or test centre to that area. Local traffic estimates are less robust than regional totals. Download the source metadata and full history.