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Ceredigion road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1986, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (240), and casualties fell from 374.

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

Collisions in 1986
229
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
337
Down 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1986

3.1% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1986 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious8939%
  • Slight13358%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious12437%
  • Slight20561%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1986 is highlighted, with 229, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.1%)
  • February14 (6.1%)
  • March14 (6.1%)
  • April11 (4.8%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September20 (8.7%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November14 (6.1%)
  • December22 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (66%)
  • Wet or damp70 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (30%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph148 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (15%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (24%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3542 (12%)
  • 36 to 4530 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (54%)
  • Passenger117 (35%)
  • Pedestrian37 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (70%)
  • Motorcycle47 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Ceredigion

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

  • 2 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ceredigion ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1986.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1986

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1986: 81, including 3 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48781105335
2ndA44193006
3rdA475123216
4thA484121815
5thA48271313
6thA41206912
7thA48551402
8thA4865602
9thB43335702
10thB43424501
11thB43534400
12thB43403501
13thA4782301
14thB43342201
15thB43372401
16thB45482201
17thA41091100
18thA41151100
19thA41591100
20thB43381100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1986

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1986: 21.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1986

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1986: 85.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1986, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years