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Ceredigion road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1985, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (236), and casualties rose from 331.

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

Collisions in 1985
240
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
374
Up 13% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1985

3.3% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1985 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious9941%
  • Slight13355%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious13135%
  • Slight23563%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1985 is highlighted, with 240, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday32 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.3%)
  • February12 (5%)
  • March23 (9.6%)
  • April18 (7.5%)
  • May15 (6.3%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July21 (8.8%)
  • August37 (15%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October18 (7.5%)
  • November15 (6.3%)
  • December15 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (59%)
  • Wet or damp83 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow7 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (29%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph157 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2096 (26%)
  • 21 to 2568 (18%)
  • 26 to 3534 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 4547 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (56%)
  • Passenger133 (36%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (70%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1985.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1985

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1985: 89, including 1 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48789152143
2ndA44172605
3rdA485132607
4thA482101507
5thA48671004
6thA4756811
7thA48461112
8thB43336702
9thB435361013
10thB45775501
11thB43434403
12thA412031501
13thB43373300
14thB43423301
15thA4782300
16thB45462202
17thB45482302
18thB45712201
19thB45782200
20thA41591100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1985

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1985: 24.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1985

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1985: 95.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1985, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1985.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years