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Ceredigion road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1987, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986, and casualties rose from 337.

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

Collisions in 1987
229
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
356
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1987 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious9943%
  • Slight12454%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious13638%
  • Slight21460%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1987 is highlighted, with 229, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (23%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (4.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.3%)
  • February10 (4.4%)
  • March10 (4.4%)
  • April20 (8.7%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June21 (9.2%)
  • July16 (7%)
  • August21 (9.2%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December15 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (62%)
  • Wet or damp80 (35%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (21%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph166 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (71%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (24%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.6%)
  • Over 758 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (54%)
  • Passenger131 (37%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (74%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1987.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1987

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1987: 87, including 5 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48787149530
2ndA485121508
3rdA486112006
4thA4481502
5thB43537701
6thA47561004
7thB43376801
8thA4845804
9thB43425802
10thA4824603
11thB45464702
12thB45764400
13thA41203501
14thA4783602
15thB43403401
16thB43433401
17thB43462200
18thB44592501
19thB45482401
20thB45712200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1987

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1987: 21.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1987

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1987: 92.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1987, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1987.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years