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Ceredigion road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1981, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (238), and casualties fell from 356.

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

Collisions in 1981
219
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
320
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1981 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious9142%
  • Slight12256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious12539%
  • Slight18859%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1981 is highlighted, with 219, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (5.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.6%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March12 (5.5%)
  • April14 (6.4%)
  • May18 (8.2%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August31 (14%)
  • September20 (9.1%)
  • October17 (7.8%)
  • November18 (8.2%)
  • December15 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (63%)
  • Wet or damp73 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (32%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph140 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (18%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)
  • Van occupant16 (5%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2089 (28%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3549 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (54%)
  • Passenger107 (33%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (67%)
  • Motorcycle49 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1981.

Collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1981

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1981: 88, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48788134235
2ndA44162023
3rdA48691807
4thB433781102
5thA48571012
6thA48461103
7thA4755704
8thA4825803
9thB43335902
10thB43535501
11thA41204501
12thB43404801
13thB43434903
14thB43423402
15thB45712302
16thB45762401
17thA41591200
18thA4831100
19thB43381101
20thB43461100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1981

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1981: 29.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1981

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1981: 90.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1981, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years