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Ceredigion road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,463 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025, and 15,472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 231 were fatal and 2,831 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 142 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (167), and casualties fell from 238 to 205.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,463
34th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
15,472
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
231
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
142
Down 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Ceredigion

2.2% of collisions in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2312.2%
  • Serious2,83127%
  • Slight7,40171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2501.6%
  • Serious3,63724%
  • Slight11,58575%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. In 2025 there were 142, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025142205
2024167238
2023168237
2022138196
2021152202
2020110142
2019160214
2018185246
2017163229
2016189259
2015177259
2014174249
2013181253
2012210281
2011209320
2010208340
2009226306
2008229314
2007273428
2006254378
2005285434
2004278407
2003284435
2002273452
2001251383
2000255376
1999270417
1998268410
1997252398
1996238388
1995209323
1994264410
1993229344
1992262387
1991258424
1990263366
1989242347
1988234328
1987229356
1986229337
1985240374
1984236331
1983247342
1982251380
1981219320
1980238356
1979244351

When and where crashes happen in Ceredigion

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,417 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,469 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,477 (14%)
  • Thursday1,445 (14%)
  • Friday1,731 (17%)
  • Saturday1,649 (16%)
  • Sunday1,275 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59484 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59159 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59881 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,663 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,155 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,691 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,551 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59879 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January686 (6.6%)
  • February662 (6.3%)
  • March772 (7.4%)
  • April822 (7.9%)
  • May915 (8.7%)
  • June944 (9%)
  • July1,014 (9.7%)
  • August1,160 (11%)
  • September956 (9.1%)
  • October901 (8.6%)
  • November856 (8.2%)
  • December775 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,849 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,751 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit733 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,623 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,590 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds281 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds219 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist84 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds58 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.3%)
  • Other418 (4%)
  • Not recorded163 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,284 (60%)
  • Wet or damp3,865 (37%)
  • Frost or ice155 (1.5%)
  • Snow89 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep23 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph122 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,820 (27%)
  • 40 mph753 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph72 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph6,691 (64%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,707 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road411 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout123 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,870 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist1,416 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian1,397 (9%)
  • Cyclist569 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant544 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)189 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant181 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant127 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant82 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant60 (0.4%)
  • Other37 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5310 (2%)
  • 6 to 10524 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15862 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 203,130 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,961 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,453 (16%)
  • 36 to 451,894 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,600 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,220 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 75908 (5.9%)
  • Over 75605 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,223 (60%)
  • Passenger4,852 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1,397 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,806 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,392 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,102 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes823 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle595 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle287 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach224 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car127 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle98 (0.5%)
  • Minibus98 (0.5%)
  • Other34 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Ceredigion

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ceredigion

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ceredigion ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had the 34th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
34th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 79th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
315thWorcester10,72313,0191141,693
316thWest Dunbartonshire10,62713,7472222,526
317thInverclyde10,55613,6841482,308
318thCeredigion (this area)10,46315,4722312,831
319thGosport10,45212,271722,166
320thEast Cambridgeshire10,43414,9983592,545
321stRochford10,30913,5751141,878

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion, with 343 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025: 3,454, including 99 fatal and 887 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4873,4545,35699887
2ndA447511,19616217
3rdA48248573515139
4thA4853975385106
5thB4337347498488
6thA4753355161292
7thA4862824069103
8thA484281434892
9thA4120187274247
10thB4340185283441
11thB4333171246051
12thB4353167245747
13thB4342166257253
14thB4343146186351
15thB454899143229
16thB457297151021
17thA415995172225
18thB457085137227
19thB457184116121
20thB43468192014

Towns in Ceredigion

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025: 1,126.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025: 4,297.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion

Of the latest 24 crashes in Ceredigion, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity