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Ceredigion road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1983, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (251), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 1983
247
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
342
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1983 were fatal and 44% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious10944%
  • Slight13454%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious14442%
  • Slight19457%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1983 is highlighted, with 247, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (19%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.3%)
  • February14 (5.7%)
  • March19 (7.7%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May15 (6.1%)
  • June24 (9.7%)
  • July24 (9.7%)
  • August39 (16%)
  • September19 (7.7%)
  • October19 (7.7%)
  • November21 (8.5%)
  • December19 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (5.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (71%)
  • Wet or damp69 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (34%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph154 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (20%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (28%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4525 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (58%)
  • Passenger98 (29%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (63%)
  • Motorcycle67 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.7%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1983.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1983

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1983: 74, including 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48774111032
2ndA44172408
3rdA486152606
4thA485101105
5thB4333101105
6thA4829904
7thA4757904
8thA48471714
9thB43376901
10thB43536613
11thB45484400
12thB45724602
13thB45784402
14thA41203602
15thB43423601
16thB43463302
17thB45713500
18thB45763401
19thA41592202
20thB43342200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1983

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1983: 20.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1983

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1983: 81.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1983, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years