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Ceredigion road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1984, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (247), and casualties fell from 342.

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

Collisions in 1984
236
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
331
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1984

3% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1984 were fatal and 47% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious11247%
  • Slight11750%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious13641%
  • Slight18857%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1984 is highlighted, with 236, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday31 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (19%)
  • Sunday20 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (6.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.1%)
  • February14 (5.9%)
  • March15 (6.4%)
  • April19 (8.1%)
  • May29 (12%)
  • June31 (13%)
  • July14 (5.9%)
  • August20 (8.5%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October14 (5.9%)
  • November18 (7.6%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (5.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (71%)
  • Wet or damp63 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (30%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph151 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (17%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2090 (27%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (56%)
  • Passenger107 (32%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (70%)
  • Motorcycle56 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1984.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1984

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1984: 65, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4876590228
2ndA44162318
3rdA482121407
4thA475101514
5thA48691305
6thA48471104
7thB434371113
8thA4856904
9thB43375702
10thB43535802
11thA41203301
12thB43403502
13thB43423602
14thB45723601
15thB43332200
16thB43342201
17thB44592301
18thB45482501
19thA41591100
20thA4271100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1984

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1984: 24.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1984

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1984: 86.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1984, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years