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Ceredigion road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1979, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,463 collisions in Ceredigion.

Collisions in 1979
244
Casualties in 1979
351
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1979

2.5% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1979 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious11246%
  • Slight12652%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious14140%
  • Slight20258%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1979 is highlighted, with 244.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (20%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7%)
  • February10 (4.1%)
  • March16 (6.6%)
  • April19 (7.8%)
  • May32 (13%)
  • June20 (8.2%)
  • July31 (13%)
  • August34 (14%)
  • September17 (7%)
  • October18 (7.4%)
  • November16 (6.6%)
  • December14 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (63%)
  • Wet or damp76 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.7%)
  • Snow6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph75 (31%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph154 (63%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (18%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)
  • Cyclist14 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20117 (33%)
  • 21 to 2536 (10%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (54%)
  • Passenger114 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (64%)
  • Motorcycle59 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Ceredigion

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ceredigion ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1979.

Collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1979

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1979: 78, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48778108336
2ndA486152419
3rdA475111313
4thA482101305
5thA4492405
6thA48591303
7thB434371002
8thB43535601
9thA4844802
10thB43374401
11thB43384902
12thB45774604
13thA41202301
14thA4782401
15thB43332501
16thB43462201
17thB45482201
18thB45782201
19thA401100
20thA41591100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1979

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1979: 27.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1979

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1979: 91.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1979, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years