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Ceredigion road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1980, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (244), and casualties rose from 351.

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

Collisions in 1980
238
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
356
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1980

3.8% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1980 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.8%
  • Serious10544%
  • Slight12452%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious14039%
  • Slight20758%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1980 is highlighted, with 238, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (9.7%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (18%)
  • Sunday38 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (5.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.9%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March2 (0.8%)
  • April18 (7.6%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June22 (9.2%)
  • July16 (6.7%)
  • August37 (16%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November19 (8%)
  • December13 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (29%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph156 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (18%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2095 (27%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (54%)
  • Passenger125 (35%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (69%)
  • Motorcycle63 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1980.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1980

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1980: 83, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48783127632
2ndA44233007
3rdA482102118
4thA4756913
5thA41205803
6thA4865804
7thB43335702
8thB433751004
9thA4844902
10thA4854402
11thB434041011
12thB43434503
13thB43534902
14thA41593603
15thB45702302
16thB45712200
17thB45722201
18thA4781100
19thB43341100
20thB43381101

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1980

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1980: 30.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1980

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1980: 110.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1980, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years