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Ceredigion road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1988, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (229), and casualties fell from 356.

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

Collisions in 1988
234
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
328
Down 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1988 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious9842%
  • Slight13256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious12739%
  • Slight19760%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1988 is highlighted, with 234, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (11%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.8%)
  • February10 (4.3%)
  • March11 (4.7%)
  • April22 (9.4%)
  • May21 (9%)
  • June21 (9%)
  • July30 (13%)
  • August28 (12%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October14 (6%)
  • November16 (6.8%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (63%)
  • Wet or damp85 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (30%)
  • 40 mph14 (6%)
  • 60 mph150 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (70%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (19%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.8%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (59%)
  • Passenger102 (31%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • 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 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1988.

Collisions
336th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1988

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1988: 72, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48772106126
2ndA442438010
3rdA484152209
4thA482121925
5thA4868903
6thA4857703
7thB433771212
8thB45725701
9thB43464401
10thA41203602
11thB43333402
12thB43403300
13thB43423301
14thB43433402
15thA41592401
16thA4752201
17thA4782301
18thB43382301
19thB43532500
20thB45462301

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1988

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1988: 23.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1988

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1988: 94.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1988, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years