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Ceredigion road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1982, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1981 (219), and casualties rose from 320.

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

Collisions in 1982
251
Up 15% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
380
Up 19% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1982

3.2% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1982 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious10843%
  • Slight13554%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious15140%
  • Slight22158%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1982 is highlighted, with 251, up 15% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday21 (8.4%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (20%)
  • Sunday41 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (8.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (3.2%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April16 (6.4%)
  • May19 (7.6%)
  • June23 (9.2%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August33 (13%)
  • September12 (4.8%)
  • October23 (9.2%)
  • November22 (8.8%)
  • December24 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (63%)
  • Wet or damp80 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (28%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph174 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (16%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (29%)
  • 21 to 2566 (17%)
  • 26 to 3573 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (57%)
  • Passenger128 (34%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (66%)
  • Motorcycle62 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.6%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Ceredigion

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ceredigion ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1982.

Collisions
331st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1982

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1982: 84, including 5 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48784124532
2ndA475121405
3rdA482121804
4thA484112106
5thA486112019
6thA4491714
7thA48581304
8thB434281303
9thB43407902
10thB433761003
11thB43335602
12thB45704702
13thA41202301
14thB45722301
15thB45762301
16thB43341100
17thB43351201
18thB43381101
19thB43431301
20thB43461100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1982

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1982: 29.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1982

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1982: 86.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1982, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years